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Dr. Thorndyke once again uses his knowledge of scientific techniques and medicine to solve the mystery of a missing antique dealer.
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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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- PublisherMunsey's
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1596546921
- ISBN 13 9781596546929
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages228
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. First Munsey's Printing. 2008. First Published 1936. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Clean, bright, unmarked red wraps, tight & solid sewn binding, square; internals also as new. R. Austin Freeman, 1862-1943, was a British writer of detective stories, the Father of forensic crime fiction started his professional life as a physician and was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. His health forced him to change careers and he became a writer of detective stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, involving medico-legal forensic investigations, often using arcane scientific knowledge to help solve crimes. The Penrose Mystery involves a burglary of the gems of an eccentric old man who flees after the burglary but leaves the word "lobster" on a scrap of paper. This is enough evidence for master sleuth Thorndyke to be hot on the track. 224 pages. 6 x 9 inches. 2008, Munsey's, Vancouver, BC. Seller Inventory # 024319
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