Download or read book A Certain Dr Thorndyke written by R. Austin Freeman and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2001 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollis is a retired soap manufacturer, obsessed with amassing precious stones and bullion, He chooses a strong room to deposit his dazzling hoard. But when he discovers that he's the victim of a robbery, even though the room was never broken into, Dr Thorndyke is summoned to bring his unrivalled knowledge to bear on a remarkable mystery.
Download or read book The Best Dr Thorndyke Detective Stories written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight compelling tales by "the father of the scientific detective story" feature inverted mysteries, in which crime and culprit are revealed at the outset and Dr. Thorndyke formulates evidence from subtle clues.
Download or read book A Certain Dr Thorndyke written by Richard Austin Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Certain Dr Thorndyke written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Endymion Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A winding adventure that begins in an exotic, teasing location. Richard Austin Freeman introduces the reader to the delights of an extraordinary jewel heist. Hollis is a retired soap manufacturer, richer than Croesus and some say mad. Obsessed with amassing precious stones and bullion, Hollis chooses a strong room to deposit his dazzling hoard. But when he discovers that he's the victim of an elaborate and enigmatic robbery, even though the room was never broken into, Dr Thorndyke is summoned to bring his unrivalled knowledge to bear on a remarkable mystery.
Download or read book Dr Thorndyke s Casebook written by R. Austin Freeman and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling collection of Dr Thorndyke mysteries in a bumper crop of Richard Austin Freeman’s fiction. Opening with ‘The Case of the White Footprints’; revealing the secrets of ‘The Blue Scarab’; and teasing all that read ‘The Stolen Ingots’, Freeman introduces some extraordinary detective stories to bamboozle the most able of minds.
Download or read book As a Thief in the Night A Dr Thorndyke Mystery written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Richard Austin Freeman was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'As a Thief in the Night' is one of Freeman's novels of crime and mystery. The first story featuring his well-known protagonist Dr. Thorndyke - a medico-legal forensic investigator - was published in 1907, and although Freeman's early works were seen as simple homages to his contemporary, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he quickly developed his own style: The 'inverted detective story', in which the identity of the criminal is shown from the beginning, and the story then describes the detective's attempt to solve the mystery.
Download or read book A certain Dr Thorndyke written by Richard A. Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Certain Dr Thorndyke written by Richard Austin Freeman and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Singing Bone written by R. Austin Freeman and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the topsy turvy world of 'The Singing Bone', Freeman presents us with a solution. The reader is asked to deduce how different mysteries were solved rather than whodunit. Freeman introduces five distinct tales of intrigue, romance, mutiny and murder. The ingenuity of these detective stories lies in their fresh and original approach.
Download or read book Dr Thorndyke Intervenes written by R. Austin Freeman and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you opened a package to find a man’s head? What would you do if the headless corpse had been swapped for a case of bullion? What would you do if you knew a brutal murderer was out there, somewhere, and waiting for you? Some people would run. Dr Thorndyke intervenes.
Download or read book The D Arblay Mystery written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-10-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The D'Arblay Mystery is the tenth volume in the Dr. Thorndyke series of Victorian-era forensic mysteries and one of the best. It has a solid and intricate plot, plenty of suspense, strong and sympathetic characters, and actual detection work--not always a necessary element for early mystery novels. Includes an introduction by Karl Wurf.
Download or read book The Cat s Eye A Dr Thorndyke Mystery written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early work by Richard Austin Freeman was originally published in 1923 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Cat's Eye' is one of Freeman's novels of crime and mystery. The first story featuring his well-known protagonist Dr. Thorndyke - a medico-legal forensic investigator - was published in 1907, and although Freeman's early works were seen as simple homages to his contemporary, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he quickly developed his own style: The 'inverted detective story', in which the identity of the criminal is shown from the beginning, and the story then describes the detective's attempt to solve the mystery.
Download or read book The Aluminum Dagger written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aluminum Dagger is a story from a series of 21 novels and 40 short stories by British author R. Austin Freeman featuring the investigations of the brilliant detective Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke. This time he has to deal with murder behind the doors locked inside, and the only his link is an aluminum dagger shoved into the back of the victim.
Download or read book When Rogues Fall Out written by R. Austin Freeman and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2008-09-23 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From stealing bejewelled necklaces to antique clocks, Toke cons a host of gullible individuals out of priceless heirlooms. But then he meets Hughes and the scam spirals out of control. Then there's the case of the murdered Inspector Badger. Will Dr Thorndyke solve the conundrums which hoodwink and hinder the cleverest of crime readers?
Download or read book The Red Thumb Mark Illustrated written by R. Austin Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan and Patricia Cornwell's Kay Scarpetta, there was Dr. Thorndyke, the first ever fictional forensic scientist. The only evidence against young Reuben Hornby in a jewel theft is his thumb print smeared in blood. It is enough to convict him of the crime until physician Dr. John Thorndyke dares to ask and answer the question, Can a fingerprint be forged?"
Download or read book The Magic Casket written by R. Austin Freeman and published by House of Stratus. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a misty November night in London, Dr Thorndyke comes across an abandoned handbag in an old church. From examining the contents an address is found and so begins a mysterious trail leading to the owner and a violent murder. This delightful collection of crime stories has been written to amuse and perplex the most ardent of crime aficionados.
