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Jacques Futrelle
Jacques Futrelle (1875–1912) was an American author known for his detective fiction, particularly the creation of the brilliant Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also called "The Thinking Machine." His most famous work, "The Problem of Cell 13," showcases Van Dusen's genius in solving seemingly impossible problems. Futrelle wrote numerous stories featuring the character, solidifying his place in early detective fiction. Tragically, Futrelle died in the Titanic disaster in 1912, cutting short a promising literary career.
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CHAPTER I THE FIRST DIAMOND There were thirty or forty personally addressed letters, the daily heritage of the head of a great business establishment; and a plain, yellow-wrapped package about the size of a cigarette-box, some three inches long, two inches wide and one inch deep. It was neatly tied with thin scarlet twine, and innocent of markings except for the superscription in a precise, copperplate...
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ELUSIVE ISABEL I All the world rubs elbows in Washington. Outwardly it is merely a city of evasion, of conventionalities, sated with the commonplace pleasures of life, listless, blasé even, and always exquisitely, albeit frigidly, courteous; but beneath the still, suave surface strange currents play at cross purposes, intrigue is endless, and the merciless war of diplomacy goes on unceasingly....
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