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by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
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When a gunshot shatters the quiet of a university chemistry building, Craig Kennedy is already waiting in his lab to meet an unexpected visitor. The disheveled man staggers in, stunned but unharmed, begging for help and hints of a secret he cannot yet explain. Kennedy’s calm, scientific mind immediately begins to sift through the clues, setting the stage for a high‑stakes investigation.
He brings a frantic request involving the powerful Maddox munitions family, whose heir has been found dead in Westport Bay and a fortune worth millions hangs in the balance. Family rivalries, hidden weapons contracts, and a whispered “adventuress” add layers of danger that beckon Kennedy’s trademark blend of chemistry and deduction. As the mystery deepens, listeners are drawn into a race against time where every experiment could reveal the truth.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (384K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1917.
Credits
Carol Brown, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2024-04-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1880–1936
A prolific early mystery writer, he helped popularize the idea of the scientific detective through his famous sleuth Craig Kennedy, often nicknamed "The American Sherlock Holmes." His stories blend classic whodunits with the new technologies and forensic ideas that were exciting readers in the early 1900s.
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