Project Gutenberg 2005-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 85 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips The Black Box Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Black Box" by E. Phillips Oppenheim is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a master criminologist named Sanford Quest, who is highly regarded for his unique methods in solving crimes. With a captivating mix of mystery and intrigue, the plot introduces various crimes and enigmatic characters that Quest encounters, creating an atmosphere full of tension and suspense. At the start of the narrative, we meet Sanford Quest in New York, where he is depicted as a figure of fascination and authority. As Quest's cousin introduces him to the city, they come across Quest himself, described as a master detective whose very presence commands respect and fear. The chapter establishes the setting and tone for the unfolding plot, which seems poised to delve deeper into themes of crime, morality, and the psychological aspects of human behavior as it relates to criminality. Quest's character is intriguing, with hints of complexity and depth, suggesting that the narrative will explore not only the crimes he investigates but also the man behind the renowned reputation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature 652434 652443 2024-09-07T12:53:51.425639 2023-09-08T04:53:56.222391 text/html text/html 684754 2020-12-13T07:10:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2352050 2020-12-13T07:10:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2413737 2024-09-07T12:54:02.153567 application/epub+zip 2423483 2024-09-07T12:53:53.495616 application/epub+zip 296054 2024-09-07T12:53:52.265635 application/epub+zip 2692355 2024-09-07T12:54:08.425543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2667682 2024-09-07T12:54:01.113594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501879 2022-09-08T09:44:16.265128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597436 597336 2024-09-07T12:53:48.764665 2023-09-08T04:53:54.003386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 597330 2020-12-13T07:10:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 220697 2020-12-13T07:10:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 597321 2020-12-13T07:10:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220656 2020-12-13T07:10:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19993 2024-09-07T12:54:09.055526 application/rdf+xml 11176 2024-09-07T12:53:52.644617 image/jpeg 3145 2024-09-07T12:53:52.456613 image/jpeg 2401224 2024-09-07T12:53:51.565656 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia