The Silent Bullet
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Publishing Details
The Silent Bullet
By (Author) Arthur B. Reeve
Edited by Leslie S. Klinger
Sourcebooks, Inc
Poisoned Pen Press
6th April 2021
6th May 2021
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
Crime and mystery fiction
Short stories
813.52
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 140mm, Height 215mm, Spine 20mm
300g
Description
"A collection that might have been called CSI: 1912."Kirkus Reviews
The seventh book in the esteemed Library of Congress Crime Classics, an exciting new classic mystery series created in exclusive partnership with the Library of Congress. This short story collection features twelve tales of intrigue and suspense, starring Craig Kennedy, the "American Sherlock Holmes."
New York City, early 1900s.
Craig Kennedy, a university professor who uses science to help catch criminals, investigates crimes in and around NYC boroughs featuring deaths by apparent-but-inexplicable means. These highly imaginative crimes include spontaneous combustion and vengeful spirits, along with less fatal crimes involving kidnapping, safe-cracking, and a missing fortune in diamonds. With his impressive knowledge, friend Walter Jameson (his own Watson!), and use of cutting-edge technology of the day, Kennedy cracks each case using unorthodox yet entertaining means.
Arthur B. Reeve's Craig Kennedy stories were so popular in his time that he went on to publish twenty-six books featuring the professor, who also appeared in comic strips and a number of films. Readers of classic crime fiction will delight in this collection of twelve short stories. Fans of Sherlock Holmes will especially appreciate Kennedy's insistence on logic and science over brawn.
Author Bio
ARTHUR B. REEVE (1880-1936) was an American mystery writer best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "the American Sherlock Holmes."
