Product Description

This irascible genius, this diminutive egghead scientist, known to the world as “The Thinking Machine,” is no less than the newly rediscovered literary link between Sherlock Holmes and Nero Wolfe: Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, who—with only the power of ratiocination—unravels problems of outrageous criminous activity in dazzlingly impossible settings. He can escape from the inescapable death-row “Cell 13.” He can fathom why the young woman chopped off her own finger. He can solve the anomaly of the phone that could not speak. These twenty-three Edwardian-era adventures prove (as The Thinking Machine reiterates) that “two and two make four, not sometimes, but all the time.”

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #631892 in Books
• Published on: 2003-12-30
• Released on: 2003-12-30
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x .86" w x 5.21" l, .94 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
“When I was a young man I read, thoroughly enjoyed, and long remembered ‘The Problem of Cell 13.’ Now, like a brisk morning breeze, it returns. I say that’s swell.” —Tony Hillerman

From the Back Cover
“When I was a young man I read, thoroughly enjoyed, and long remembered ‘The Problem of Cell 13.’ Now, like a brisk morning breeze, it returns. I say that’s swell.” —Tony Hillerman

About the Author
Harlan Ellison is the author of a plethora of short stories, scripts, essays, and reviews. He has written or edited more than seventy-five books, including Slippage, Angry Candy, and Dangerous Visions. His numerous awards include Edgars, Hugos, and Nebulas. He lives in California with his wife, Susan.