The Silent Bullet is the first book in the Craig Kennedy, Scientific Detective series written by Arthur B. Reeve which was originally published in 1910. Craig Kennedy is a chemistry professor at a university in the area of New York City. He also becomes a detective on the side using scientific methods to solve crimes along with his roommate and newspaper reporter, Walter Jameson. This book is comprised of twelve short stories tied together by the introduction titled "Craig Kennedy's Theories". His clients are both police and private citizens.
This book, like many short story collections, contain some good and some not so good stories. There are a few that are memorable. It is interesting to see the technology that he uses to solve the crimes are precursors of some of the technologies of today be it medical and other crime fighting techniques.
If interested in reading this book, you can download it from the following sites in various formats:
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2454
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/ARTHUR-B-REEVE-COLLECTION-Prometheus-ebook/dp/B07JQQKPTK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=The+Silent+Bullet+Arthur+B.+Reeve&qid=1554523394&s=digital-text&sr=1-3
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/arthur-b-reeve-crime-mystery-boxed-set-arthur-b-reeve/1129830772?ean=9788027242962
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