
THE SOCIAL GANGSTER - THE CRAIG KENNEDY SERIES - BY ARTHUR B. REEVE - FRONTISPIECE BY WILL FOSTER - HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON - Copyright, 1916, by Harper & Brothers Printed in the United States of America
THE SOCIAL GANGSTER
CHAPTER I - THE SOCIAL GANGSTER
CHAPTER II - THE CABARET ROUGE
CHAPTER III - THE FOX HUNT
CHAPTER IV - THE TANGO THIEF
CHAPTER V - THE "THE DANSANT"
CHAPTER VI - THE SERUM DIAGNOSIS
CHAPTER VII - THE DIAMOND QUEEN
CHAPTER VIII - THE ANESTHETIC VAPORIZER
A wealthy New York family is thrust into scandal when a priceless diamond necklace vanishes from their Long Island estate. Mrs. Bradford Brackett, trembling with anxiety, pleads with the keen‑minded Professor Craig Kennedy to uncover the truth before gossip swallows the case whole. As rumors swirl—ranging from insurance fraud to a deliberate stunt for fame—Kennedy senses a deeper secret hidden behind the glittering loss.
The investigation leads the professor through the glitter of high society, from exclusive fox‑hunting clubs to bustling newspaper rooms, where every clue is tangled with pride and prejudice. With his trademark scientific insight, Kennedy begins to separate fact from the sensational headlines, promising a hunt that will expose more than just a missing piece of jewelry. Listeners will be drawn into a world where reputation hangs by a thread and the next revelation could change everything.
Language
en
Duration
~8 hours (481K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2010-08-19
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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