Lanterna Rally

Author: Richard Austin Freeman

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Published: 2021-03-25

Total Pages: 285

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This book is written by British author R. Austin Freeman (1862-1943) and first published in 1909. He invented the inverted detective story. Roberts said that this invention was Freeman's most noticeable contribution to detective fiction. "John Thorndyke's Cases" was published in 1909 and collect some of best Dr. Thorndyke's crime investigations. Thorndyke lives in London, at 5A of King's Bench Walk, in the Inner Temple. In his house, in addition to his apartment, there's a fully equipped laboratory for chemical investigation, photographic, microscopic and other. This volume collects seven of Thorndyke's most puzzling stories, including "The Man with the Nailed Shoes," "The Moabite Cipher," "A Message from the Deep Sea," and many more.