author
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.
17 Audiobooks
Guy Garrick
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine"
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Exploits of Elaine
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Silent Bullet
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Dream Doctor
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
Gold of the Gods
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The War Terror
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
Constance Dunlap
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The adventuress : A Craig Kennedy detective story
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Film Mystery
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Treasure-Train
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Master Mystery
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve, John W. Grey
The Ear in the Wall
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Poisoned Pen
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Soul Scar: A Craig Kennedy Scientific Mystery Novel
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Social Gangster
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
The Poisoned Pen
by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
About the author
Born in Patchogue, New York, in 1880, Arthur B. Reeve became an American journalist and mystery writer best known for creating Professor Craig Kennedy. After graduating from Princeton in 1903, he briefly studied law before turning to journalism and fiction instead.
Reeve's Craig Kennedy stories made him widely popular. Kennedy, a professor-detective who solved cases with science and emerging technology, appeared in many short stories and novels alongside newspaper reporter Walter Jameson. That mix of crime, suspense, and laboratory-style investigation helped give Reeve a distinctive place in early detective fiction.
He also wrote for film and other popular media, showing how comfortably his work moved beyond the printed page. Reeve died in 1936, but his fiction remains a lively snapshot of a moment when modern science was just beginning to reshape the mystery genre.