The Exploits of Elaine
by Arthur B. Reeve
The Exploits of Elaine It tells the story of a young woman named Elaine who, with the help of a detective, tries to find the man, known only as “The Clutching Hand”, who murdered her father. (Wikipedia)First Page:This eBook was produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.THE CRAIG KENNEDY SERIESTHE EXPLOITS OF ELAINEBYARTHUR B. REEVECONTENTSCHAPTERI THE CLUTCHING HANDII THE TWILIGHT SLEEPIII THE VANISHING JEWELSIV "THE FROZEN SAFE"V THE POISONED ROOMVI THE VAMPIREVII THE DOUBLE TRAPVIII THE HIDDEN VOICEIX THE DEATH RAYX THE LIFE CURRENTXI THE HOUR OF THREEXII THE BLOOD CRYSTALSXIII THE DEVIL WORSHIPPERSXIV THE RECKONINGTHE EXPLOITS OF ELAINECHAPTER ITHE CLUTCHING HAND"Jameson, here\'s a story I wish you\'d follow up," remarked the managing editor of the Star to me one evening after I had turned in an assignment of the late afternoon.He handed me a clipping from the evening edition of the Star and I quickly ran my eye over the headline:"THE CLUTCHING HAND" WINS AGAINNEW YORK\'S MYSTERIOUS MASTER CRIMINAL PERFECTS ANOTHER COUPCITY POLICE COMPLETELY BAFFLED"Here\'s this murder of Fletcher, the retired banker and trustee of the University," he explained.