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The Thinking Machine

Jacques Futrelle,  Leslie S Klinger

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
06 June 2023
Anthologies (non-poetry); Historical mysteries
Series: Library of Congress Crime Classics
This entertaining short story collection features Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, nicknamed ""The Thinking Machine,"" a brilliant but abrasive scientist who proves time and again that any puzzle can be solved by the application of logic.

This entertaining short story collection features Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen, nicknamed ""The Thinking Machine""-a brilliant but abrasive scientist who proves time and again that any puzzle can be solved by the application of logic. Could you beat the world chess master in one try if you'd never played or studied the game? Or plot and execute a successful escape from an inescapable prison cell? And could you do it at the turn of the twentieth century, without benefit of modern technology? Sound impossible? Never use that word in the presence of The Thinking Machine-it angers him greatly and does not give him a favorable impression of the user. Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen knows that both feats are indeed possible, having accomplished them himself. But he also applies his superior intellect and deductive reasoning to more official ends-namely helping the police solve ""impossible"" crimes. With assistance from reporter Hutchinson Hatch, who is only too happy to suggest potential cases and then write about the outcome, The Thinking Machine proves that no puzzle is unsolvable-not corporate espionage, nor a kidnapped baby, nor a pilfered necklace, And certainly not a ""perfect murder.""
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 38mm
ISBN:   9781728276083
ISBN 10:   172827608X
Series:   Library of Congress Crime Classics
Pages:   304
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

American journalist and mystery author JACQUES HEATH FUTRELLE (1875 - 1912) worked for several publications including the Atlanta Journal, New York Herald, and Boston Post before publishing his first short story, ""The Problem of Cell 13"" in 1905. He went on to write numerous short stories and novels featuring that story's protagonist, Professor Augustus Van Dusen, known as ""The Thinking Machine"" due to his superior intellect. Futrelle died at the age of 37, one of over 1,500 passengers who drowned aboard the RMS Titanic. His body was never recovered.

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