Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 149 Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) 1880 1936 Reeve, Arthur Benjamin The Exploits of Elaine Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Exploits of Elaine" by Arthur B. Reeve is a detective novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around an enigmatic criminal known as the Clutching Hand, who has been terrorizing wealthy New Yorkers through a series of baffling murders and robberies. The book follows Jameson, a reporter seeking to uncover the truth, and his collaboration with Craig Kennedy, a brilliant scientist and detective, as they confront the clever mastermind behind these crimes. The opening of the novel introduces a gripping mystery involving the recent murder of a banker and a series of other high-profile crimes attributed to the Clutching Hand. As Jameson investigates the case, he learns that wealthy victims had recently taken out insurance policies at a mutual life company, providing a financial motive for the crimes. The narrative also introduces Elaine Dodge, the daughter of one of the targeted individuals, who finds herself embroiled in the dark happenings surrounding her father's demise. As the story unfolds, Kennedy senses an impending danger for Mr. Dodge, ramping up the tension and drawing readers into a suspenseful quest for justice against a cunning foe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories Chemistry teachers -- Fiction Kennedy, Craig (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 534623 2025-08-02T14:09:37.411143 text/html 534444 2025-01-09T18:15:32.050585 text/html 253612 2025-08-02T14:09:45.926076 application/epub+zip 261842 2025-08-02T14:09:39.369095 application/epub+zip 261841 2025-08-02T14:09:38.174161 application/epub+zip 485896 2025-08-02T14:09:50.631086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447786 2025-08-02T14:09:45.150087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406345 2022-09-03T06:07:44.838898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455807 2025-08-02T14:09:36.795107 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455563 2012-09-15T14:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17912 2025-08-02T14:09:50.764070 application/rdf+xml 13184 2025-08-02T14:09:38.704115 image/jpeg 3770 2025-08-02T14:09:38.418113 image/jpeg 166953 2012-09-15T14:43:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 249060 2025-08-02T14:09:37.451220 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