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Detective Stories – The Poisoned Pen Ch 10 – The Smuggler

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It’s an all new audiobook. The Poisoned Pen, by Arthur B. Reeve.

Follow the adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy and his assistant Walter Jameson as they track down criminals scientifically.

From Wikipedia:

Arthur Benjamin Reeve (October 15, 1880 – August 9, 1936) was an American mystery writer. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called “The American Sherlock Holmes,” and his Dr Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, in eighteen detective novels. The bulk of Reeve’s fame is based on the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were stitched together into pseudo-novels. The 12-volume Craig Kennedy Stories came out in 1918; it reissued Reeve’s books-to-date as a matched set.

This Story is called The Smuggler. How are the Parisian thieves smuggling jewels into the country? What of the mysterious suicide of the beautiful Madamoiselle Gabrielle? Is Pierre innocent? Or did he simply discard her for the new love in his life? You can find out, and learn of the new Wireless Radio method of communications.

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The Smuggler

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Detective Stories – The Poisoned Pen Ch9 – The Unofficial Spy

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It’s an all new audiobook. The Poisoned Pen, by Arthur B. Reeve.

Follow the adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy and his assistant Walter Jameson as they track down criminals scientifically.

From Wikipedia:

Arthur Benjamin Reeve (October 15, 1880 – August 9, 1936) was an American mystery writer. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called “The American Sherlock Holmes,” and his Dr Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, in eighteen detective novels. The bulk of Reeve’s fame is based on the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were stitched together into pseudo-novels. The 12-volume Craig Kennedy Stories came out in 1918; it reissued Reeve’s books-to-date as a matched set.

This Story is called The Unofficial Spy. A woman is found dead at the Hotel Vanderveer. Professor Kennedy is called in because no one can tell how she died. The truth turns out to be an insideous plot involving spies, Nazis, the Panama Canal, and a lot of danger for our intrepid Professor. Can he stop the spies and protect our country?

You can read the book yourself for free at

Project Gutenberg The Poisoned Pen

or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The Unofficial Spy

or just click below and listen right now

Detective Stories – The Poisoned Pen Ch8 – The Forger

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It’s an all new audiobook. The Poisoned Pen, by Arthur B. Reeve.

Follow the adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy and his assistant Walter Jameson as they track down criminals scientifically.

From Wikipedia:
Arthur Benjamin Reeve (October 15, 1880 – August 9, 1936) was an American mystery writer. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called “The American Sherlock Holmes,” and his Dr Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, in eighteen detective novels. The bulk of Reeve’s fame is based on the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were stitched together into pseudo-novels. The 12-volume Craig Kennedy Stories came out in 1918; it reissued Reeve’s books-to-date as a matched set.

This Story is called The Forger. Someone has been forging and cashing checks. The bank thinks it is an inside job, and the two main suspects have disappeared. Kennedy discovers that the man is in disguise and plans to escape to South America on the next boat. However the only picture of the disguised man is in Chicago. The boat leaves in a few hours, can Kennedy discover the man’s identity and capture him before he can make good his escape?

You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg The Poisoned Pen
or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The Forger

or just click below and listen right now

Detective Stories – The Poisoned Pen Ch7 – The White Slave

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It’s an all new audiobook. The Poisoned Pen, by Arthur B. Reeve.

Follow the adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy and his assistant Walter Jameson as they track down criminals scientifically.

From Wikipedia:

Arthur Benjamin Reeve (October 15, 1880 – August 9, 1936) was an American mystery writer. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called “The American Sherlock Holmes,” and his Dr Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, in eighteen detective novels. The bulk of Reeve’s fame is based on the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were stitched together into pseudo-novels. The 12-volume Craig Kennedy Stories came out in 1918; it reissued Reeve’s books-to-date as a matched set.

This Story is called The White Slave. A beautiful young woman has disappeared. Her parents had forbidden her to ever meet with her lover, and so suspicion falls directly on him. Only Kennedy can find the truth, but before he can even act, the young woman is found dead. Now it is a murder that Kennedy must solve, the police have no evidence. Kennedy finds several hairs clutched in the dead girl’s fingers, can he use his methods of deduction to trace this hair back to its rightful owner?

You can read the book yourself for free at

Project Gutenberg The Poisoned Pen

or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The White Slave

or just click below and listen right now

Detective Stories – The Poisoned Pen Ch6 – The Sand Hog

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It’s an all new audiobook. The Poisoned Pen, by Arthur B. Reeve.

Follow the adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy and his assistant Walter Jameson as they track down criminals scientifically.

From Wikipedia:
Arthur Benjamin Reeve (October 15, 1880 – August 9, 1936) was an American mystery writer. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called “The American Sherlock Holmes,” and his Dr Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, in eighteen detective novels. The bulk of Reeve’s fame is based on the 82 Craig Kennedy stories, published in Cosmopolitan magazine between 1910 and 1918. These were collected in book form; with the third collection, the short stories were stitched together into pseudo-novels. The 12-volume Craig Kennedy Stories came out in 1918; it reissued Reeve’s books-to-date as a matched set.

This Story is called The Sand-Hog. A Mining company is digging a new subway tunnel under the harbor. Accidents keep happening, and now the owner of the company has come down with a terrible case of the bends. It is a dangerous job, and Kennedy needs to figure out what is causing the accidents before more people die.

You can read the book yourself for free at
Project Gutenberg The Poisoned Pen
or you can download it to put on your iPod or a cd here (Right Click, Save Target As):

The Sand-Hog

or just click below and listen right now