Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 145 Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) 1880 1936 Reeve, Arthur Benjamin The Poisoned Pen From the Craig Kennedy series. The poisoned pen -- The yeggman -- The germ of death -- The firebug -- The confidence king -- The sand-hog -- The white slave -- The forger -- The unofficial spy -- The smuggler -- The invisible ray -- The campaign grafter. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Poisoned Pen" by Arthur B. Reeve is a detective novel that likely originated in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Craig Kennedy, a brilliant professor and detective, who is summoned to investigate a high-profile poisoning case involving a young actress named Vera Lytton. As he delves deeper into the mystery, Kennedy teams up with his companion, Walter Jameson, to uncover the intricate web of deceit and motives surrounding Lytton's tragic death, exploring themes of conspiracy and justice. At the start of the novel, Kennedy and Jameson are hurriedly preparing to travel to the small town of Danbridge, which is currently embroiled in a scandal due to the poisoning of Vera Lytton. They discuss the shocking details of her case—the involvement of various characters including the young doctor Dr. Dixon, who is considered a suspect, and the potential conspiracy against him orchestrated by others. As they gather information from local authorities and witnesses, Kennedy reveals his keen deductive skills while pondering the implications of a mysterious note linked to Dr. Dixon found near the victim. The opening lays the groundwork for an intricate narrative full of twists, revealing the social dynamics and manipulative backgrounds that could lead to such a heinous crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction Chemistry teachers -- Fiction Kennedy, Craig (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 654896 2025-08-02T13:36:12.410426 text/html 654717 2025-01-09T17:38:20.095735 text/html 309126 2025-08-02T13:36:20.516355 application/epub+zip 319481 2025-08-02T13:36:14.368399 application/epub+zip 319481 2025-08-02T13:36:13.116431 application/epub+zip 550866 2025-08-02T13:36:25.215369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518819 2025-08-02T13:36:19.776359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496216 2022-09-03T05:23:25.600860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605552 2025-08-02T13:36:11.958441 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 605427 2012-09-15T14:25:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18959 2025-08-02T13:36:25.353330 application/rdf+xml 13556 2025-08-02T13:36:13.621412 image/jpeg 3609 2025-08-02T13:36:13.366394 image/jpeg 232082 2012-09-15T14:42:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 304782 2025-08-02T13:36:12.460430 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