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At the turn of the 20th century, Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943)
emerged as an author to be reckoned with in the world of detective
fiction, introducing the highly memorable scientific detective Dr.
Thorndyke, an early forensic sleuth. Armed with his little green
case full of scientific detection aids, Thorndyke unravelled
murders and mysteries using logic and material evidence. Freeman's
most important pre-World War I novels include: The Mystery of 31
New Inn (1911), The Eye of Osiris (1911), and A Silent Witness
(1914), artistically written and memorably characterized. Later
major works include The Red Thumb Mark, When Rogues Fall Out, and
The Jacob Street Mystery.
At the turn of the 20th century, Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943)
emerged as an author to be reckoned with in the world of detective
fiction, introducing the highly memorable scientific detective Dr.
Thorndyke, an early forensic sleuth. Armed with his little green
case full of scientific detection aids, Thorndyke unravelled
murders and mysteries using logic and material evidence. Freeman's
most important pre-World War I novels include: The Mystery of 31
New Inn (1911), The Eye of Osiris (1911), and A Silent Witness
(1914), artistically written and memorably characterized. Later
major works include The Red Thumb Mark, When Rogues Fall Out, and
The Jacob Street Mystery.
Dr. Thorndyke is one of the best creations of the Golden Age of
British detective fiction. He is both medical doctor and barrister
and the first great exponent of forensics in fiction, with an
encyclopedic scientific knowledge. R. Austin Freeman was innovative
in his writing too - some of his stories are divided in two: the
first part describes the crime AND who did it - the second, the
means of detection. In this new omnibus edition, over forty
Thorndyke short stories are gathered, from The Singing Bone (a.k.a.
The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke), The Great Portrait Mystery, John
Thorndyke's Cases (a.k.a. Dr. Thorndyke's Cases), The Magic Casket,
The Puzzle Lock and Dr. Thorndyke's Case Book (a.k.a. The Blue
Scarab).
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