The Whispering Man
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Out to dinner with his friend Arthur Jeffrey, Drew brings up their mutual acquaintance Dr. Roscoe Marshall. Soon, a newspaper arrives announcing the renowned alienist's death, believed to be of natural causes. When Marshall's son comes looking for Drew at the restaurant, however, a darker story emerges. The Whispering Man is a novel by Henry Kitchell Webster.
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Henry Kitchell Webster (1875-1932) was an American novelist and short story writer. Born in Evanston, Illinois, Webster graduated from Hamilton College in 1897 before taking a job as a teacher at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Alongside coauthor Samuel Merwin, Webster found early success with such novels as The Short Line War (1899) and Calumet "K" (1901), the latter a favorite of Ayn Rand's. Webster's stories, often set in Chicago, were frequently released as serials before appearing as bestselling novels, a formula perfected by the author throughout his hugely successful career. By the end of his life, Webster was known across the United States as a leading writer of mystery, science fiction, and realist novels and stories.
