
audiobook
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve, John W. Grey
E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Eva Sweeney, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net)
From Scenarios by Arthur B. Reeve in Collaboration with John W. Grey and C.A. Logue
profusely illustrated with photographic reproductions taken from the houdini super-serial of the same name. a b.a. rolfe production
PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS FROM THE HOUDINI SUPER-SERIAL
THE MASTER MYSTERY - CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
A powerful businessman has built his fortune by quietly shutting down breakthrough inventions, buying their patents only to bury the ideas forever. When an aggrieved inventor storms into his lavish library demanding justice for a water‑motor he never saw manufactured, the tension spikes. The proprietor, Peter Brent, masks his anxiety behind suave charm, hinting at a possible change of heart while his partner plots in the shadows.
Behind the polished façade, the house’s private laboratory hums with activity. Young, sharp‑witted scientist Quentin Locke monitors the scene from his desk, his equipment picking up secret signals that could expose the whole scheme. As whispers travel through hidden wires and a tiny brass disc in the chandelier, Locke senses a deeper conspiracy waiting to surface. Listeners are drawn into a world of corporate skullduggery, daring invention, and a mystery that promises to unravel the tangled web of deceit before it’s too late.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (352K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2005-07-01
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.
View all booksA prolific early 20th-century writer for popular adventure and mystery fiction, he also worked in silent film, where his stories fed the fast-moving serials and features of the era. His surviving books still carry the brisk, cliffhanger energy that made pulp storytelling so appealing.
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