Project Gutenberg 2005-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 98 Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) 1866 1946 Partridge, Anthony Oppenheim, Edward Phillips The Black Box Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. 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 652407 652443 2024-10-07T14:15:22.615445 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 2432947 2024-10-07T14:15:34.656406 application/epub+zip 2442545 2024-10-07T14:15:25.414434 application/epub+zip 315516 2024-10-07T14:15:23.676418 application/epub+zip 2723985 2024-10-07T14:15:40.972340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2699634 2024-10-07T14:15:33.239430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501879 2022-09-08T09:44:16.265128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 597436 597336 2024-10-07T14:15:20.014448 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 21192 2024-10-07T14:15:41.112332 application/rdf+xml 11237 2024-10-07T14:15:24.307631 image/jpeg 3144 2024-10-07T14:15:24.008444 image/jpeg 2418610 2024-10-07T14:15:22.759429 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