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"Master tales of mystery, Volume 2 (of 3)" by Francis J. Reynolds is a collection of mystery short stories written in the early 20th century. It gathers ingenious, puzzle-driven crime tales by leading popular writers, rich with locked rooms, impossible escapes, and cerebral detection. The opening selections spotlight the hyper-logical Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen—“The Thinking Machine”—and his reporter ally Hutchinson Hatch confronting baffling, seemingly insoluble problems. Readers who enjoy classic, brain-teasing mysteries anchored in pure reason will be well served.
The opening of the collection presents The Problem of Cell 13, where Van Dusen wagers he can escape a death cell in a week under strict, prison-like conditions. Observing a disused drain revealed by rats, he sends a linen note and money outward via a tethered rat, establishes a wire “trolley” to communicate with Hatch, and quietly acquires supplies; meanwhile he misdirects the warden with ciphers, sham sawing,
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