Project Gutenberg 2016-04-20 Public domain in the USA. 276 Smith, George O. (George Oliver) 1911 1981 Smith, George Oliver Long, Wesley Finlay, Virgil 1914 1971 Finlay The Undetected Produced from Galaxy Science Fiction December 1959 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Undetected" by George O. Smith is a science fiction detective novel written in the late 1950s. The book delves into the intriguing topic of a "perfect crime" committed in a sealed room, a classic trope in crime fiction, but with a twist—it incorporates elements of psi powers and telepathy as a means for crime and investigation. It breaks conventions by exploring not just the procedural aspects of detective work but the ethical implications of exceptional abilities in the hands of both criminals and law enforcement. The story follows Captain Howard Schnell, who is called to investigate the murder of Gordon Andrews, found dead in a locked apartment with evidence indicating a perfect crime without clues. As the investigation unfolds, Schnell suspects that the crime was orchestrated by a telepathic criminal with extraordinary psychic abilities, Edward Hazlett Wood, who happens to be the father of a young woman, Florence Wood, who comes into contact with Schnell. The plot thickens as Schnell and Wood engage in a psychological battle, while the stakes rise with increases in tension surrounding telepathy, ethics, and law. Ultimately, the narrative culminates in a gripping confrontation that questions the nature of crime, justice, and retribution within a world where extraordinary human abilities exist. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Detective and mystery stories Psychic ability -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery 89528 2025-07-20T15:13:50.265315 text/html 66397 2024-10-23T00:22:06 text/html 403176 2025-07-20T15:13:52.355283 application/epub+zip 403005 2025-07-20T15:13:50.656328 application/epub+zip 102697 2025-07-20T15:13:50.441306 application/epub+zip 448172 2025-07-20T15:13:53.746282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440545 2025-07-20T15:13:52.144311 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140625 2022-09-23T15:29:02.551175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81119 2025-07-20T15:13:50.097299 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61374 2024-10-23T00:22:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18685 2025-07-20T15:13:53.871280 application/rdf+xml 30546 2025-07-20T15:13:50.509311 image/jpeg 5093 2025-07-20T15:13:50.476295 image/jpeg 365835 2025-07-20T15:13:50.283337 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 en.wikipedia