The Film Mystery

by Arthur B Reeve

Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Film Mystery by Arthur B. Reeve

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783732667819
Publisher:	Outlook Verlag
Publication date:	05/15/2018
Pages:	210
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

American writer and inventor Arthur B. Reeve (1880-1936) is most renowned for developing the fictional scientific investigator Craig Kennedy. Reeve, who was born in New York, attended Princeton University before starting a varied career that includes authoring fiction, journalism, and science. Renowned detective writer Reeve became well-known for his stories starring Craig Kennedy, who was sometimes dubbed "The American Sherlock Holmes." Kennedy was a distinctive and well-liked figure in the early 20th century thanks to his use of forensic techniques and scientific understanding combined with state-of-the-art technology to solve cases. Detective fiction became more popular during that time because to Reeve's stories, which were first serialized in periodicals and then collected into volumes. In addition to his writing career, Reeve was a Hollywood scriptwriter and had a passion for movies. In addition to his varied career, he had an adventurous stint as a combat correspondent during World Combat I. A broad audience was drawn in by Reeve's storytelling technique, which combined scientific innovation with the attraction of mystery. Despite his decline in popularity following his passing, Arthur B. Reeve made a significant contribution to the field of early detective fiction, and his creation Craig Kennedy lives on in the annals of American crime fiction.