The Exploits of Elaine

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 Exploits of Elaine is detective novel by Arthur B. Reeve, one of his Craig Kennedy series. The story follows Elaine, a young woman in a big trouble. A mysterious man, a criminal mastermind known as "The Clutching Hand", has murdered her father. With the help of Detective Kennedy she wants to catch him, be he decides to come back after her. Elaine's quest for justice promises to be long and twisted, and no one knows, what is waiting in the end.