The Great Thinking Machine: "The Problem of Cell 13" and Other Stories: "The Problem of Cell 13" and Other Stories (Dover Mystery Classics) - Softcover
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One of the most famous detective stories ever written, "The Problem of Cell 13" explores a locked-room mystery starring super sleuth Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, aka The Thinking Machine. The Professor appeared in nearly 50 other stories, and this collection presents 11 of the very best. Loaded with Edwardian period flavor, the realistic tales anticipate many of the major developments in modern crime fiction.
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Journalist, mystery writer, and novelist Jacques Futrelle (1875–1912) is best remembered as the creator of Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, The Thinking Machine. Futrelle's stories achieved much acclaim in the United States, and the author was on his way home from a signing a contract for European publication rights when he perished in the Titanic disaster.
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