Publisher Description
“Logic will solve any problem; not most of them, but any problem.” —The Thinking Machine
Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, with the help of his friend Hutchison Hatch, solves a variety of mysteries using cold, hard logic. No matter how twisted the trail of clues or how clever the perpetrator, Professor Van Dusen, aptly dubbed “The Thinking Machine,” reminds us that “two and two make four, not some times, but all the time.” So when a woman begs a surgeon to amputate part of her finger or when a pearl necklace disappears from a woman’s neck at a party or when a man presents the court with his “perfect” alibi, The Thinking Machine methodically investigates all of the (logical) possibilities.
In fact, the author’s own wife, May Futrelle, set out to stump her husband’s talented detective with an unsolvable mystery of her own, in which a lonely traveler takes a wrong turn and ends up in a mysterious house. Was she successful? Discover for yourself in this original audio compilation produced by Skyboat Media for Blackstone Publishing.
Full contents:
Introduction – read by Paul Boehmer
“Problem of Dressing Room A” – read by Stefan Rudnicki
“Problem of the Perfect Alibi” – read by Paul Boehmer
“The Problem of Cell 13” – read by Stefan Rudnicki
“Problem of the Superfluous Finger” – read by Paul Boehmer
“Problem of the Cross Mark” – read by Paul Boehmer
“Problem of the Stolen Bank Notes” – read by Paul Boehmer
“Problem of the Green Eyed Monster” – read by Paul Boehmer
“My First Experience with the Great Logician” – read by Stefan Rudnicki
“The First Problem” – read by Paul Boehmer
“Problem of the Missing Necklace” – read by Paul Boehmer
“Problem of the Souvenir Cards” – read by Paul Boehmer
“The Tragedy of the Life Raft” – read by Paul Boehmer
“Problem of the Deserted House” – read by Paul Boehmer
“The Grinning God, Part I: Wraiths of the Storm” – read by Stefan Rudnicki with Gabrielle de Cuir
“The Grinning God, Part II: The House That Was” – read by Paul Boehmer
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About Jacques Futrelle
Jacques Futrelle (1875–1912) was a journalist and mystery writer best known for his short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus SFX. Born in Georgia, his writing career began when he took a job at the Atlanta Journal. By the twentieth century he was a respected novelist, his best known works being The Thinking Machine on the Case, The High Hand, and The Diamond Master. He was one of more than 1,500 people to perish when the Titanic sank.
About the Narrators
Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe, in addition to Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. He is a 1992 Masters of Fine Arts graduate of the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. As a narrator, Paul has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award.
Paul Boehmer is an American actor best known for his numerous appearances in the Star Trek universe, in addition to Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. He is a 1992 Masters of Fine Arts graduate of the Professional Theater Training Program at the University of Delaware. As a narrator, Paul has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards as well as an Audie Award.
Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.
Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narrator, has narrated over three hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her “velvet touch” as an actor’s director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities.