Jacques Futrelle Episodes

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Show Notes – The Problem of Cell 13, Part 1 (Jacques Futrelle) In this episode: We begin one of the most celebrated locked‑room mysteries ever written—Jacques Futrelle’s The Problem of Cell 13, featuring the brilliant “Thinking Machine” himself, Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen. Futrelle’s creation was designed to rival Holmes in pure deductive power, and in this story he puts that reputation on the line in a challenge that borders on the impossible. Part...