The Greatest Works of R. Austin Freeman: 80+ Titles in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)

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Richard Austin Freeman was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He introduced the inverted detective story; a crime fiction in which the commission of the crime is described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator, with the story then describing the detective's attempt to solve the mystery.

Table of Contents:

Introduction:

Short Biography

The Art of the Detective Story

Dr. Thorndyke Series:

Meet Dr. Thorndyke

Novels

The Red Thumb Mark

The Eye of Osiris

The Mystery of 31 New Inn

A Silent Witness

Helen Vardon's Confession

The Cat's Eye

The Mystery of Angelina Frood

The Shadow of the Wolf

The D'Arblay Mystery

A Certain Dr. Thorndyke

As a Thief in the Night

Mr. Pottermack's Oversight

Pontifex, Son and Thorndyke

When Rogues Fall Out

Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes

For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke

The Penrose Mystery

Felo De Se?

The Stoneware Monkey

Mr. Polton Explains

The Jacob Street Mystery

Short Story Collections

Percival Bland's Proxy

The Missing Mortgagee

Dr. Thorndyke's Cases

The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke

Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook

The Puzzle Lock

The Magic Casket

Other Novels:

The Golden Pool

The Unwilling Adventurer

The Uttermost Farthing

The Exploits of Danby Croker

The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb

Flighty Phyllis

Other Short Stories:

By the Black Deep

The Adventures of Romney Pringle

The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle

From a Surgeon's Diary

The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories