A review by vesper1931
The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle

3.0

At a masked ball at the home of Mr Stuyvesant Randolph gold plates are stolen. Presumed by people to be by people dressed as a burglar and cowgirl. Reporter, Hutchinson Hatch investigates. But soon approaches detective Professor Augustus S.F.X. Van Risen a.k.a. The Thinking Machine to solve the case.
An enjoyable historical mystery
Originally published in 1906