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Review
'The Ace of Detectives' -- Raymond Chandler
'This man Austin Freeman is a wonderful performer -- Raymond Chandler
About the Author
R. Austin Freeman is the doyen of the scientific division of detective writing, is best known for his character Dr John Thorndyke. A close and careful investigator and the outstanding medical authority in the field of detective fiction, R. Austin Freeman not only tested the wits of the reader but also inspired many modern detective forensic methods. Much of his long life was spent as a physician and surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital, London. He also held posts in West Africa and later was a medical officer at Holloway Prison. The most famous of the Edwardian detective writers, he rescued the detective story from "thrillerdom" and made it acceptable to a more discerning class of reader.
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- PublisherHodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Publication date1952
- ISBN 10 0340021012
- ISBN 13 9780340021019
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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