Jacques Futrelle

Jacques Futrelle (1912)

Ad in The Buffalo Times
(26 march 1911, p. 27)

Obituary in The Leeds Mercury
(18 april 1912, p. 3)

Jacques Heath Futrelle (9 april 1875 - 15 april 1912) was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as "The Thinking Machine" for his application of logic to any and all situations. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 april 1912. His corpse was never found.

The press mentioned him as The American Conan Doyle in 1911 and 1912.

Bibliography

• The Problem of Cell 13 (1905) short story

• The Chase of the Golden Plate (1906) novel

• The Thinking Machine (1906-1907) short stories
  • Problem of Dressing Room A (2 sept 1906)
  • Problem of the Motor Boat (9 sept 1906)
  • A Piece of String (16 sept 1906)
  • Problem of the Crystal Gazer (23 sept 1906)
  • The Roswell Tiara (30 sept 1906)
  • Problem of the Lost Radium (7 oct 1906)
  • The Problem of the Opera Box (14 oct 1906)
  • Problem of the Missing Necklace (21 oct 1906)
  • Problem of the Green Eyed Monster (28 oct 1906)
  • Problem of the Perfect Alibi (4 nov 1906)
  • Problem of the Phantom Auto (11 nov 1906)
  • Problem of the Stolen Bank Notes (18 nov 1906)
  • Problem of the Superfluous Finger (25 nov 1906)
  • My First Experience with the Great Logician (20 jan 1907)
  • Problem of the Souvenir Cards (3 feb 1907)
  • Problem of the Stolen Rubens (17 feb 1907)
  • Problem of the The Three Overcoats (3 march 1907)
  • Problem of the Organ Grinder (17 march 1907)
  • Problem of the Hidden Million (31 march 1907)
  • Problem of the Auto Cab (14 april 1907)
  • Problem of the Private Compartment (28 april 1907)
  • Problem of the Cross Mark (12 may 1907)
  • Problem of the Ghost Woman (26 may 1907)
  • The Silver Box (9 june 1907)
  • Problem of Convict No. 97 (23 june 1907)
  • Problem of the Deserted House (7 july 1907)
  • Problem of the Red Rose (21 july 1907)
  • Problem of the Vanishing Man (11 aug 1907)
  • Problem of the Broken Bracelet (8 sept 1907)
  • Problem of the Interrupted Wireless (3 nov 1907)
  • The Grinning God (24 nov 1907) by Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Futrelle
  • The House That Was (1 dec 1907)

• The Thinking Machine (1907 in book form) short stories
  • The Flaming Phantom
  • The Great Auto Mystery
  • The Man Who Was Lost
  • The Mystery of a Studio
  • The Problem of Cell 13
  • The Ralston Bank Burglary
  • The Scarlet Thread

• Lady of Mystery (1908) aka Elusive Isabel (1909) novel
• The Simple Case of Susan (1908) novel
• The Diamond Master (1909) novel
• The High Hand (1911) novel
• My Lady's Garter (1912) novel
• Blind Man's Bluff (1914) novel

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