
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I THE WAR TERROR
CHAPTER II THE ELECTRO-MAGNETIC GUN
CHAPTER III THE MURDER SYNDICATE
CHAPTER IV THE AIR PIRATE
CHAPTER V THE ULTRA-VIOLET RAY
CHAPTER VI THE TRIPLE MIRROR
CHAPTER VII THE WIRELESS WIRETAPPERS
CHAPTER VIII THE HOUSEBOAT MYSTERY
CHAPTER IX THE RADIO DETECTIVE
In the midst of the Great War’s early turmoil, the narrator looks back on a whirlwind of mysteries that thrust his longtime friend, the brilliant detective Craig Kennedy, into the shadowy world of international espionage. As neutral America becomes a crossroads for covert operations, Kennedy’s keen mind is called upon to untangle plots that could reshape history. The story captures the tension of a continent at war, where secret messages and hidden agendas ripple across the Atlantic.
The tale kicks off when a terrified young woman bursts into Kennedy’s office, pleading for help to prevent a murder that could cost her life. She claims a powerful German diplomat, Baron Kreiger, is the target, and that her own safety hinges on stopping the crime. Kennedy’s curiosity is piqued, and he must decide whether to intervene in a dangerous game of intrigue before the war’s darkness spreads even further.
Language
en
Duration
~9 hours (541K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Release date
2004-02-01
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.
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