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... [click here for more]
The Golden Age of Mystery & Crime MEGAPACK™ series focuses on unjustly forgotten mystery writers from the 1960s and before. Fletcher Flora is a perfect example. Beginning in the 1950s, Flora wrote a string of 20 great novels -- mysteries, suspense, plus three pseudonymously as "Ellery Queen." He also published more than 160 short stories in the top mystery magazines. In his day,... [click here for more]
A classic crime story originally published in the August, 1953 issue of Manhunt.Note: This digital edition includes the PDF, EPUB and MOBI (Kindle) versions of the book ... [click here for more]