The Collected Mysteries of Jacques Futrelle (Halcyon Classics)

THE COLLECTED MYSTERIES OF JACQUES FUTRELLE includes sixteen novels and short stories by American journalist and mystery writer Jacques Futrelle. Many of his stories feature Futrelle's well known detective "The Thinking Machine," Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S., M.D., M.D.S., noted for his ability to use logic to solve even the most tortuous riddles. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.

• The Golden Dagger
• The Great Auto Mystery
• The Haunted Bell
• The Man Who Found Kansas
• The Man Who Was Lost
• The Mystery of a Studio
• The Phantom Motor
• The Problem of Cell 13
• The Problem of Dressing Room A
• The Ralston Bank Robbery
• The Scarlet Thread
• The Silver Box
• The Thinking Machine
• My Lady’s Garter
• The Elusive Isabel
• The Diamond Master

Jacques Heath Futrelle (1875-1912) was an American writer and journalist. Born in Georgia, he wrote for several New York and Boston newspapers before abandoning journalism in 1906 to concentrate on a career as a novelist. His novels and stories featuring Professor Van Dusen were well-received, making Futrelle relatively successful during his short career. Futrelle died during the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic in 1912, having refused to board a lifeboat with his wife.