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100 1 _aReeve, Arthur B.
_q(Arthur Benjamin),
_d1880-1936
245 1 4 _aThe adventuress
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-04-17
508 _aCarol Brown, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"The Adventuress: A Craig Kennedy Detective Story" by Arthur B. Reeve is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Craig Kennedy, a scientist-detective known for his sharp intellect and scientific methods, as he investigates a complex mystery involving the murder of a wealthy munitions magnate, Marshall Maddox. The storyline weaves themes of intrigue, betrayal, and the interplay of personal relationships, particularly focusing on Maddox's estranged wife, her brother, and a mysterious cabaret dancer named Paquita. The opening of the story introduces an urgent atmosphere with a revolver shot that disrupts the calm of the laboratory, where Kennedy and his friend are engaged in scientific discussions. A distressed man, Maxwell Hastings, bursts in, claiming he was targeted and bearing news about Maddox's recent death after a family conference held on a yacht. As Hastings reveals essential details about family tensions, business stakes concerning a revolutionary invention—the telautomaton—and the personalities involved, it becomes evident that various motives intertwine, hinting at a deeper conspiracy. The tension escalates when Kennedy learns of a missing brief-case containing valuable plans, which raises numerous questions about the family and their potential collusion, setting the stage for a gripping mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Harper & Brothers, 1917
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
653 _aDetective and mystery stories
653 _aChemistry teachers -- Fiction
653 _aKennedy, Craig (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
700 1 _aFoster, Will,
_d1882-1953
856 4 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435018284869
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73414
999 _c114139
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