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Jacques Futrelle's first published book-length story featuring the arrogant, cocaine-taking, large-headed Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, nicknamed "The Thinking Machine" A high-society fancy-dress party falls victim to a robbery—confusions of identity, long-held grudges, romance, and honor all appear in the excitement that follows. Jacques Futrelle was an American journalist and detective-story writer and Van Dusen was his most famous detective character, appearing in a number of his works.
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Jacques Futrelle (1875–1912) was an American journalist and mystery writer, best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen. He died aboard the Titanic when it sank in 1912.
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"At long last, it has been...reprinted as a paperback by Hesperus Press...it's still a gorgeous yarn." — Virginian-Pilot
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- PublisherHesperus Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1843913607
- ISBN 13 9781843913603
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages138
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