Jacques Futrelle
(1875-1912)
At the time of his tragic death on board the Titanic in 1912, Jacques Futrelle was already a well-established writer of detective fiction. He was born and raised in Georgia, attended public and private schools, and became a theatrical manager while still in his twenties. Later he worked on the staff of the Boston American, and began turning out numerous short stories. His one important contribution to the pantheon of crime-detectives is "The Thinking Machine," a somewhat amusing and eccentric professor who solves difficult cases. This character first appeared in his 1906 work The Chase of the Golden Plate. Other novels and short stories quickly followed. Besides his first novel, Futrelle's main works include The Thinking Machine (1907) and The Diamond Master (1909), although he wrote some romantic fiction which was quite popular as well. He has a clean literary style that places him above most of his compeers, and he is still highly readable. Of late years, there has a revival of interest in his work.
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Bibliography:
The
Chase Of The Golden Plate [f|1906]
The Thinking Machine (aka: The Problem Of Cell 13) [s|1907]
The Thinking Machine On The Case (UK: The Professor on the Case) [f|1908]
The Simple Case Of Susan [f|1908]
10943 Elusive
Isabel (UK: The Lady in the Case) [f|1909]
14896 The
Diamond Master [f|1909]
The High Hand (UK: The Master Hand) [f|1911]
My Lady's Garter [f|1912]
Blind Man's Bluff [f|1914]
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