The Film Mystery

Arthur Benjamin Reeve (Oct 15, 1880 - Aug 9, 1936) was an American author of detective novels. His most remarkable works is the professor Craig Kennedy Series, often regarded as American Sherlock Holmes. Kennedy stories were polished in Cosmopolitan magazine in the beginning of XX century. Besides writing novels, Reeve was also writing screenplays, some of which were based on his own novels like The Exploits of Elaine. His career ended when he went bankrupt because of contract issues.
The Film Mystery is a detective novel by Arthur B. Reeve, one of his Craig Kennedy series. The story is set in time of rising of filmmaking. Detective Kennedy and his permanent side kick Walter Jameson are to solve the mystery of demise of Stella Lamar, a beloved by millions movie star. What was supposed to be a dream factory turned out to be a nightmare production, and our heroes should bring the ugly truth to the light.