The Master Mystery (Annotated)

The Master Mystery is a vigorous early-twentieth-century thriller that blends detective fiction, scientific romance, industrial espionage, and the sensational rhythms of the silent-film serial. Centered on Quentin Locke's struggle against a criminal conspiracy and its terrifying mechanical enforcer, the Automaton, the book unfolds in episodic cliffhangers, secret laboratories, disguises, traps, an...