"The Silent Bullet" by Arthur B. Reeve is an early 20th-century detective story featuring Craig Kennedy, a chemistry professor, blending science with criminal investigation. Kennedy investigates the mysterious death of Kerr Parker, a broker murdered by an undetectable bullet, and examines the evidence while affirming the need for a scientific approach to unraveling the crime. By employing cutting-edge forensic techniques, Kennedy pieces together clues from examining the bullet and questioning witnesses, navigating a complex network of suspects and motives, all while using scientific methods to reveal the truth behind Parker's demise and expose the killer.

The Silent Bullet
By Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
A methodical professor races against time to solve a puzzling murder using only science to find a killer who used a seemingly untraceable weapon.
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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.