Project Gutenberg 2011-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 98 Futrelle, Jacques 1875 1912 The Leak Produced by David Starner, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Leak" by Jacques Futrelle is a crime fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the fascinating exploration of a financial leak that leads to substantial monetary losses for a prominent financier, J. Morgan Grayson. Central to the narrative is Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as The Thinking Machine, who employs his scientific reasoning and deductive skills to uncover the truth behind the leak. The plot unfolds as Grayson seeks The Thinking Machine's assistance after suffering significant losses due to a mysterious leak of confidential information regarding his business dealings. He confesses that only he and his trusted stenographer, Miss Evelyn Winthrop, are privy to the sensitive plans he develops, yet they repeatedly become known to his competition. As The Thinking Machine investigates the situation, he deduces that Miss Winthrop has been cleverly using her skills as both a typist and a telegraph operator to communicate Grayson's plans to others unknowingly. This revelation culminates in a dramatic confrontation where the implications of trust, betrayal, and cleverness in the world of financial dealings create a compelling and thought-provoking narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Detective and mystery stories Van Dusen, Augustus S. F. X. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 56964 2025-08-15T06:45:09.659525 text/html 53684 2011-08-21T15:09:54 text/html 73765 2025-08-15T06:45:13.390517 application/epub+zip 72621 2025-08-15T06:45:11.267512 application/epub+zip 72621 2025-08-15T06:45:10.238540 application/epub+zip 122872 2025-08-15T06:45:14.931567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116393 2025-08-15T06:45:12.747536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97350 2022-09-17T05:23:23.963585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48991 2025-08-15T06:45:09.382537 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48901 2011-08-21T15:09:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18709 2025-08-15T06:45:15.054502 application/rdf+xml 7675 2025-08-15T06:45:10.731516 image/jpeg 2144 2025-08-15T06:45:10.481542 image/jpeg 19673 2011-08-21T15:09:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 18364 2011-08-21T15:09:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 70597 2025-08-15T06:45:09.664534 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia