Jacques Futrelle (1875-1912) is widely considered "the American Sherlock Holmes" for his series of stories about Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who is better known as The Thinking Machine. Van Dusen, a master of logic, believed he could think himself out of any situation - and solve any crime - using his immense intellect. Through dozens of stories, The Thinking Machine solved locked-room puzzles, kidnappings, and more murders than can be easily counted, proving again and again that brain-power is the answer to any problem. This volume collects 47 short stories and novels, including many stories featuring The Thinking Machine. Assembled here are: - THE THINKING MACHINE. - MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE GREAT LOGICIAN. - THE GREAT AUTO MYSTERY. - THE HAUNTED BELL. - THE LEAK. - THE PROBLEM OF CELL 13. - THE MYSTERY OF THE RALSTON BANK BURGLARY. - MYSTERY OF THE SCARLET THREAD. - A PIECE OF STRING. - PROBLEM OF THE CRYSTAL GAZER. - THE FATAL CIPHER. - PROBLEM OF THE PERFECT ALIBI. - KIDNAPPED BABY BLAKE, MILLIONAIRE. - PROBLEM OF THE LOST RADIUM. - PROBLEM OF THE MISSING NECKLACE. - THE PHANTOM MOTOR. - PROBLEM OF CONVICT NO. 97. - THE FIRST PROBLEM. - PROBLEM OF THE GREEN EYED MONSTER. - PROBLEM OF THE HIDDEN MILLION. - PROBLEM OF THE OPERA BOX. - PROBLEM OF THE CROSS MARK. - PROBLEM OF THE BROKEN BRACELET. - PROBLEM OF THE SOUVENIR CARDS. - PROBLEM OF THE SUPERFLUOUS FINGER. - THE CASE OF THE SCIENTIFIC MURDERER. - PROBLEM OF THE DESERTED HOUSE. - MYSTERY OF THE FLAMING PHANTOM. - PROBLEM OF THE GHOST WOMAN. - MYSTERY OF THE GOLDEN DAGGER. - THE GRINNING GOD. - MYSTERY OF THE GRIP OF DEATH. - THE JACKDAW. - MYSTERY OF THE MAN WHO WAS LOST. - THE MYSTERY OF A STUDIO. - PROBLEM OF THE ORGAN GRINDER. - PROBLEM OF THE PRIVATE COMPARTMENT. - THE PROBLEM OF THE AUTO CAB. - PROBLEM OF THE RED ROSE. - THE ROSWELL TIARA. - THE THREE OVERCOATS. - THE TRAGEDY OF THE LIFE RAFT. - PROBLEM OF THE VANISHING MAN. - PROBLEM OF THE INTERRUPTED WIRELESS. - THE CHASE OF THE GOLDEN PLATE. - THE DIAMOND MASTER. - ELUSIVE ISABEL

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