Project Gutenberg 2024-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 193 Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) 1880 1936 Reeve, Arthur Benjamin Foster, Will 1882 1953 Foster, William Frederick Foster, Bill 17030121 The adventuress : $b A Craig Kennedy detective story $aNew York :$bHarper & Brothers, $c1917. Carol Brown, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Adventuress: A Craig Kennedy Detective Story" by Arthur B. Reeve is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around Craig Kennedy, a scientist-detective known for his sharp intellect and scientific methods, as he investigates a complex mystery involving the murder of a wealthy munitions magnate, Marshall Maddox. The storyline weaves themes of intrigue, betrayal, and the interplay of personal relationships, particularly focusing on Maddox's estranged wife, her brother, and a mysterious cabaret dancer named Paquita. The opening of the story introduces an urgent atmosphere with a revolver shot that disrupts the calm of the laboratory, where Kennedy and his friend are engaged in scientific discussions. A distressed man, Maxwell Hastings, bursts in, claiming he was targeted and bearing news about Maddox's recent death after a family conference held on a yacht. As Hastings reveals essential details about family tensions, business stakes concerning a revolutionary invention—the telautomaton—and the personalities involved, it becomes evident that various motives intertwine, hinting at a deeper conspiracy. The tension escalates when Kennedy learns of a missing brief-case containing valuable plans, which raises numerous questions about the family and their potential collusion, setting the stage for a gripping mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/osu.32435018284869 20230215050659reeve 1917 US Reading ease score: 82.7 (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 Category: American Literature 479538 2025-07-29T06:20:34.654035 text/html 454454 2024-04-17T16:48:58 text/html 570630 2025-07-29T06:20:43.546938 application/epub+zip 566545 2025-07-29T06:20:36.717017 application/epub+zip 384680 2025-07-29T06:20:35.642016 application/epub+zip 1333179 2025-07-29T06:20:48.534955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1293062 2025-07-29T06:20:42.569957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430233 2025-07-29T06:20:33.414028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 410304 2024-04-17T16:48:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17629 2025-07-29T06:20:48.702918 application/rdf+xml 15592 2025-07-29T06:20:35.940989 image/jpeg 2370 2025-07-29T06:20:35.791987 image/jpeg 4451107 2025-07-29T06:20:34.723007 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