Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 29,6 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755103491
Hollis is a retired soap manufacturer, obsessed with amassing precious stones and bullion, He chooses a strong room to deposit his dazzling hoard. But when he discovers that he's the victim of a robbery, even though the room was never broken into, Dr Thorndyke is summoned to bring his unrivalled knowledge to bear on a remarkable mystery.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 10,12 MB
Release : 2017-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486814815
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.
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File Size : 18,1 MB
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Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Endymion Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1531294375
A winding adventure that begins in an exotic, teasing location. Richard Austin Freeman introduces the reader to the delights of an extraordinary jewel heist. Hollis is a retired soap manufacturer, richer than Croesus and some say mad. Obsessed with amassing precious stones and bullion, Hollis chooses a strong room to deposit his dazzling hoard. But when he discovers that he's the victim of an elaborate and enigmatic robbery, even though the room was never broken into, Dr Thorndyke is summoned to bring his unrivalled knowledge to bear on a remarkable mystery.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755143671
A compelling collection of Dr Thorndyke mysteries in a bumper crop of Richard Austin Freeman’s fiction. Opening with ‘The Case of the White Footprints’; revealing the secrets of ‘The Blue Scarab’; and teasing all that read ‘The Stolen Ingots’, Freeman introduces some extraordinary detective stories to bamboozle the most able of minds.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 34,51 MB
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755103823
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?
Author : Richard Austin Freeman
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 1928
Category : London (England)
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Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 24,46 MB
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Art
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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.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Jewelry theft
ISBN : 0755103734
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.
Author : R. Austin Freeman
Publisher : House of Stratus
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 34,11 MB
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755143914
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.
