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John Thorndyke's Cases
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Guide to Reprints, 1986
Author: Ann S. Davis
Publisher: Guide to Reprints
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
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Publisher: Guide to Reprints
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
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Guide to Reprints
Author: Albert James Diaz
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 994
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Languages : en
Pages : 994
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The Red Thumb Mark Illustrated
Author: R. Austin Freeman
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Languages : en
Pages : 250
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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?"
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Languages : en
Pages : 250
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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?"
The Puzzle Lock
Author: R. Austin Freeman
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755103734
Category : Jewelry theft
Languages : en
Pages : 245
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Richard Austin Freeman presents an ingenious case in this remarkable detective saga. When a store of priceless jewels vanishes without a trace, the brilliant Dr Thorndyke and his skilled associate, Mr Polton, are called in to chase a thief who leaves no trace. A mysterious stranger, incendiary bombs, and intrigue weave a magnificently enjoyable trail through a great read.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755103734
Category : Jewelry theft
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Richard Austin Freeman presents an ingenious case in this remarkable detective saga. When a store of priceless jewels vanishes without a trace, the brilliant Dr Thorndyke and his skilled associate, Mr Polton, are called in to chase a thief who leaves no trace. A mysterious stranger, incendiary bombs, and intrigue weave a magnificently enjoyable trail through a great read.
The Best Dr. Thorndyke Detective Stories
Author: R. Austin Freeman
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 0486814815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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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.
Antiquarian Bookman
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
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Pages : 1176
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Doctor Syn
Author: Russell Thorndike
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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This is the final Chapter in the Dr Syn series. It tells the tale of the good people of England's Romney Marsh, battling to deceive the local revenue men of duty for contraband goods from France. The men of Romney Marsh are led by the villan the Scarecrow who is non other than the good Dr Syn Parson of Dymchurch-under-the wall, so named as the sea is 9 feet above the sea wall. At night the frail Parson Dr Syn becomes the vicious Scarecrow, stopping at nothing to get the cotraband through, crossing the moorland and dikes, riding his huge black horse Gehenna painted with luminous paint, to add to the 'folklore' of the mystery of the Scarecrow. Only Mipps his faithful assistant knows the true identity of the Scarecrow. The Excise men finally get a man to match the Scarecrow and Mr Faulks arrives in Dymchurch with an old sailor that Syn multilated in his days on the sea as Captain Clegg (told in Dr Syn on the high seas). Recognition of the old Sailor sends Syn into morbid moods, Mipps knows his master is worried about the visitor from the past.
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Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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This is the final Chapter in the Dr Syn series. It tells the tale of the good people of England's Romney Marsh, battling to deceive the local revenue men of duty for contraband goods from France. The men of Romney Marsh are led by the villan the Scarecrow who is non other than the good Dr Syn Parson of Dymchurch-under-the wall, so named as the sea is 9 feet above the sea wall. At night the frail Parson Dr Syn becomes the vicious Scarecrow, stopping at nothing to get the cotraband through, crossing the moorland and dikes, riding his huge black horse Gehenna painted with luminous paint, to add to the 'folklore' of the mystery of the Scarecrow. Only Mipps his faithful assistant knows the true identity of the Scarecrow. The Excise men finally get a man to match the Scarecrow and Mr Faulks arrives in Dymchurch with an old sailor that Syn multilated in his days on the sea as Captain Clegg (told in Dr Syn on the high seas). Recognition of the old Sailor sends Syn into morbid moods, Mipps knows his master is worried about the visitor from the past.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
Author: R. Austin Freeman
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775451712
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This classic detective tale shares a number of characteristics with the Sherlock Holmes series penned by Arthur Conan Doyle -- enough to ensure that Holmes fans will feel right at home -- but the duo of sleuth Dr. Thorndyke and his protege Christopher Jarvis are unique enough to earn readers' loyalty on their own merits.
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775451712
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This classic detective tale shares a number of characteristics with the Sherlock Holmes series penned by Arthur Conan Doyle -- enough to ensure that Holmes fans will feel right at home -- but the duo of sleuth Dr. Thorndyke and his protege Christopher Jarvis are unique enough to earn readers' loyalty on their own merits.
The Singing Bone
Author: R. Austin Freeman
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755143914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
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.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755143914
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
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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.