The problem of Cell 13

This 1905 short story collection features Jacques Futrelle's detective The Thinking Machine, scientist Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen. In the title story, Van Dusen bets he can escape Chisholm Prison's death cell using only his intellect, aided by mystery tales including "The Scarlet Thread.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories›Detective novels and casebooks›Sherlock Holmes and his rivals, 1887 to 1913

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Teens›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic mystery and detective stories