"The Adventuress: A Craig Kennedy Detective Story" by Arthur B. Reeve is an early 20th-century mystery centering on Craig Kennedy, a brilliant scientist who uses his knowledge to solve crimes, in this case the murder of Marshall Maddox, a rich man who made his fortune in munitions. The story is full of suspense and lies, exploring themes of people stabbing each other in the back and how personal lives can affect big events, especially looking at Maddox’s separated wife, her brother, and a puzzling dancer. The story kicks off with a bang—literally, a gunshot—interrupting Kennedy and his buddy in the lab, soon followed by Maxwell Hastings, who is worried and brings news of Maddox’s death after a tense meeting on a boat. Hastings tells Kennedy that there were problems in the family, big money was at risk because of a new invention called the telautomaton, and that everyone involved had something to hide, suggesting a tangled web of secrets. The stakes get higher when Kennedy finds out that a briefcase with important plans is missing, making him wonder who among the family is involved in the crime, laying the foundation for a puzzling mystery.
The adventuress : $b A Craig Kennedy detective story
By Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
When a wealthy man turns up dead after a family yacht meeting, a detective must use his scientific mind to untangle lies, family feuds, and a missing invention to find a killer before they strike again.
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About the AuthorArthur Benjamin Reeve was an American mystery writer. He is known best for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes", and Kennedy's Dr. Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, for 18 detective novels. Reeve is famous mostly for the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were published grouped together as episodic novels. The 12-volume publication Craig Kennedy Stories was released during 1918; it reissued Reeve's books-to-date as a matched set.
Arthur Benjamin Reeve was an American mystery writer. He is known best for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes", and Kennedy's Dr. Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, for 18 detective novels. Reeve is famous mostly for the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were published grouped together as episodic novels. The 12-volume publication Craig Kennedy Stories was released during 1918; it reissued Reeve's books-to-date as a matched set.
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