Complete Works

by Jacques Futrelle, Delphi Classics (editor)

A master of detective fiction, Jacques Futrelle was regarded as the ‘American Conan Doyle’, before his untimely death aboard the Titanic in 1912. His most enduring creation is Professor Van Dusen, ‘The Thinking Machine’ — an abrasive, but brilliant scientist, who applies rigorous logic or ratiocination to solve crimes and seemingly impossible mysteries. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Futrelle’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts and informative introductions. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Futrelle’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* All 8 novels, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* The Complete ‘Thinking Machine’ tales
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork
* Rare short stories available in no other collection
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the stories
* Easily locate the texts you want to read
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres



The Novels
The Chase of the Golden Plate (1906)
The Simple Case of Susan (1908)
The Diamond Master (1909)
Elusive Isabel (1909)
The Strange Adventures of Mr. John Smith in Paris (1910)
The High Hand (1911)
My Lady’s Garter (1912)
Blind Man’s Buff (1914)

The Short Story Collections
The Thinking Machine (1907)
The Thinking Machine on the Case (1908)
Thinking Machine Stories
Miscellaneous Short Stories

The Short Stories
List of Short Stories in Chronological Order
List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order

Genres: Classics

2651 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 12, 2025

About the author

Jacques Heath Futrelle (1875-1912) was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring the "Thinking Machine", Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen. He worked for the Atlanta Journal, where he began their sports section; the New York Herald; the Boston Post; and the Boston American. In 1905, his Thinking Machine character first appeared in a serialized version of The Problem of Cell 13. In 1895, he married fellow writer Lily May Peel, with whom he had two children. While returning from Europe aboard the RMS Titanic, Futrelle, a first-cabin passenger, refused to board a lifeboat insisting his wife board instead. He perished in the Atlantic. His works include: The Chase of the Golden Plate (1906), The Simple Case of Susan (1908), The Thinking Machine on the Case (1908), The Diamond Master (1909), Elusive Isabel (1909), The High Hand (1911), My Lady's Garter (1912), Blind Man's Bluff (1914).