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John Thorndyke's Cases
Author: John Thorndyke's Cases Illustrated
Author: R Austin FreemanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Visiting a lonely hamlet perched on a cliff above the English coast, forensic detective Dr. John Thorndyke goes for a walk on the long, deserted beach. In the sand he finds two sets of footprints, made some hours apart. They lead to a crime scene. A man has been found stabbed through the heart, his body thrown from the cliffs above. The local police are on the hunt for clues, but Thorndyke is certain the killer's identity can be determined from the footprints in the sand. With the tide coming in, he has only a few hours to catch his man.
The Golden Pool
Author: Richard Austin FreemanPublisher:
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Category : Adventure stories, English
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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The Case of Oscar Brodski
Author: Richard Austin FreemanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 78
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The Best Dr. Thorndyke Detective Stories
Author: R. Austin FreemanPublisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486814815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
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.
The Aluminum Dagger
Author: R. Austin FreemanPublisher: Good Press
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
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.
The Eye of Osiris Illustrated
Author: R Austin FreemanPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 332
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One November day in 1902, John Bellingham disappears from the study of a friend's house where he had been waiting for his friend to return home. Two years later, there has still been no sign of him and his potential heirs are left in limbo, unable to execute his rather strange will. And then pieces of a dismembered skeleton begin to show up in odd places. Meantime, young Dr Paul Berkeley, our narrator, has fallen in love with Ruth Bellingham, the missing man's niece, whose father is one of the potential heirs. He persuades Ruth's father, Godfrey Bellingham, to allow Dr John Thorndyke, an expert in medical jurisprudence, to look into the case. It's up to Thorndyke to find a way to identify the remains and to find out what was behind Bellingham's disappearance.
When Rogues Fall Out
Author: R. Austin FreemanPublisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755103823
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
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?
The Outsiders
Author: William ThorndikePublisher: Harvard Business Press
ISBN: 1422162672
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
It's time to redefine the CEO success story. Meet eight iconoclastic leaders who helmed firms where returns on average outperformed the S&P 500 by more than 20 times.
The Magic Casket
Author: R. Austin FreemanPublisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755128699
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
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.