The Ear in the Wall

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The Ear in the Wall

by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

EN·~7 hours·33 chapters

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Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

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THE EAR IN THE WALL - BY - ARTHUR B. REEVE - FRONTISPIECE BY WILL FOSTER - CHAPTER - I THE VANISHER - II THE BLACK BOOK - III THE SAFE ROBBERY - IV THE ANONYMOUS LETTER - V THE SUFFRAGETTE SECRETARY - VI THE WOMAN DETECTIVE - VII THE GANG LEADER - VIII THE SHYSTER LAWYER - IX THE JURY FIXER - X THE AFTERNOON DANCE - XI THE TYPEWRITER CLUE - XII THE "PORTRAIT PARLE" - XIII THE CONVICTION - XIV THE BEAUTY PARLOUR - XV THE PHANTOM CIRCUIT - XVI THE SANITARIUM - XVII THE SOCIETY SCANDAL - XVIII THE WALL STREET WOLF - XIX THE ESCAPE - XX THE METRIC PHOTOGRAPH - XXI THE MORGUE - XXII THE CANARD - XXIII THE CONFESSION - XXIV THE DEBACLE OF DORGAN - XXV THE BLOOD CRYSTALS - XXVI THE WHITE SLAVE - XXVII THE ELECTION NIGHT - I - THE VANISHER

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II. THE BLACK BOOK

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III. THE SAFE ROBBERY

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SAFE ROBBED IN WALL ST. OFFICE

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IV. THE ANONYMOUS LETTER

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DEAR SIR:

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V. THE SUFFRAGETTE SECRETARY

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VI. THE WOMAN DETECTIVE

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DEAR HARRY:

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Description

In the bustling streets of a city roiled by graft and political intrigue, a high‑profile disappearance sparks a frantic search. When beautiful eighteen‑year‑old Betty Blackwell vanishes without a trace, the case quickly swallows the media, the police, and an exhausted district attorney desperate to protect his re‑election campaign. The DA’s old friend, a seasoned reporter turned reluctant investigator, is pulled into the vortex, tasked with finding clues that seem to evaporate with every lead.

Enter Kennedy, a sharp‑minded outsider whose reputation for untangling the most baffling crimes precedes him. He offers his services not as a wizard, but as a pragmatic mind willing to navigate the tangled web of vice, election fraud, and whispered rumors that pervade the city’s underbelly. Together, they must sift through false sightings, conflicting testimonies, and the ever‑looming pressure of political forces eager to keep the truth buried, setting the stage for a tense, methodical pursuit of answers.

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en

Duration

~7 hours (444K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

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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