Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 77 Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) 1880 1936 Reeve, Arthur Benjamin The Exploits of Elaine Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Exploits of Elaine" by Arthur B. Reeve is a detective novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story centers around an enigmatic criminal known as the Clutching Hand, who has been terrorizing wealthy New Yorkers through a series of baffling murders and robberies. The book follows Jameson, a reporter seeking to uncover the truth, and his collaboration with Craig Kennedy, a brilliant scientist and detective, as they confront the clever mastermind behind these crimes. The opening of the novel introduces a gripping mystery involving the recent murder of a banker and a series of other high-profile crimes attributed to the Clutching Hand. As Jameson investigates the case, he learns that wealthy victims had recently taken out insurance policies at a mutual life company, providing a financial motive for the crimes. The narrative also introduces Elaine Dodge, the daughter of one of the targeted individuals, who finds herself embroiled in the dark happenings surrounding her father's demise. As the story unfolds, Kennedy senses an impending danger for Mr. Dodge, ramping up the tension and drawing readers into a suspenseful quest for justice against a cunning foe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories Chemistry teachers -- Fiction Kennedy, Craig (Fictitious character) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 534451 534346 2024-10-03T04:09:59.358699 2023-10-03T04:39:53.145894 text/html text/html 534444 534339 2024-10-03T04:09:59.682756 2023-10-03T04:39:53.381884 text/html text/html 253543 2024-10-03T04:10:08.993674 application/epub+zip 261853 2024-10-03T04:10:01.809695 application/epub+zip 261852 2024-10-03T04:10:00.495729 application/epub+zip 485910 2024-10-03T04:10:14.204659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447786 2024-10-03T04:10:08.124680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406345 2022-09-03T06:07:44.838898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455807 455753 2024-10-03T04:09:58.678762 2023-10-03T04:39:52.616903 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 455563 2012-09-15T14:39:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166953 2012-09-15T14:43:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19766 2024-10-03T04:10:14.334619 application/rdf+xml 13184 2024-10-03T04:10:01.048717 image/jpeg 3770 2024-10-03T04:10:00.772697 image/jpeg 248993 2024-10-03T04:09:59.723742 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