"The Leak" by Jacques Futrelle is a story set in the early 1900s, where a wealthy businessman, J. Morgan Grayson, faces serious financial problems because secret information about his deals is being exposed leaving him with severe losses. Desperate, he turns to Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, nicknamed The Thinking Machine, hoping the professor's sharp mind can solve the mystery. Only Grayson and his trusted secretary, Miss Evelyn Winthrop, know the plans, yet somehow, his rivals always find out. As The Thinking Machine examines the situation, his incredible reasoning reveals the shocking truth that Miss Winthrop is cleverly using her typing and telegraph skills to leak the plans without even realizing what she is doing. The story builds to an exciting moment when the ideas of trust, deception, and intelligence play out in the high-stakes game of finance.
The Leak
By Jacques Futrelle
A brilliant detective must unravel a web of trust and secret communications to find out who's leaking a millionaire's business plans, even when the culprit doesn't know they're doing it.
Summary
About the AuthorJacques Heath Futrelle was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine" for his use of logic. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Jacques Heath Futrelle was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine" for his use of logic. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
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