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A complete collection of R Austin Freeman's short stories of his great scientific investigator, Dr John Thorndyke. Including every story from John Thorndyke's Cases (1909), The Adventures of Dr Thorndyke (1912), Dr Thorndyke's Case-book (1923), The Puzzle Lock and Other Stories (1925), and The Magic Casket (1927); along with the two stand-alone stories Percival Bland's Proxy (1913), and The Missing Mortgagee (1914) (collected with others in The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories (1918)).

Four more full-length adventures of R. Austen Freeman's great 'scientific investigator', Dr John Thorndyke: First, young Helen Vardon marries a man she detests in order to save her father from imprisonment; but her selfless act only precipitates a still greater disaster, and puts her under suspicion of murder. Then, in The Cat's Eye, Thorndyke unravels both an apparent robbery gone wrong and the still more complex mystery of Miss Blake's family inheritance and the cat's eye pendant.

Fourteen mysteries to test your inner sleuth! This collection includes "The Stolen White Elephant" by Mark Twain, narrated by Mauro Hantman; "The Fenchurch Street Mystery" by Baroness Orczy, narrated by Davina Porter; "Problem of the Superfluous Finger" by Jacques Futrelle, narrated by Stephen R. Thorne; "The Blue Sequin" by R. Austin Freeman, narrated by Simon Vance; "An Intangible Clue" by Anna Katharine Green, narrated by Angela Brazil; and "The Oblong Box" by Edgar Allan Poe, narrated by Mauro Hantman, among others.

Watson vertritt für zwei Wochen einen befreundeten Landarzt in dessen Praxis und ist daher bei der Familie des Verreisten eingezogen. Die Gattin seines Freundes hat zudem gerade ihre Schwägerin nebst deren sechsjährigem Sohn Nick, sowie Lucy, die angeheiratete Nichte der Schwägerin, bei sich zu Gast. Als der kleine Junge spurlos verschwindet, hat Lucy kein Alibi, dafür aber Blutflecken an ihrem Kleid und leider ein sehr gutes Motiv dafür, das Kind beiseite geschafft zu haben. Watson zögert nicht, in dem Fall zu ermitteln...

Immerse yourself in a captivating tale of mystery as a young doctor, an alumnus of the renowned legal and medical savant Dr. John Thorndyke, stumbles upon a peculiar case of a mans disappearance. His absence raises many questions as his oddly phrased will comes to light. Is he dead or alive? The case takes on significant importance due to the cryptic nature of his will. With Dr. Thorndykes analytical prowess and forensic acumen, the truth gradually unfolds. Amidst this intriguing chaos, the young doctor finds his soulmate in the most unexpected place - the Egyptian exhibit of the British ...

Dive into the intriguing world of Humphrey Challoner, an eccentric old man with a lifelong passion for collecting unique mammal specimens and human skeletons for his personal museum. His collection is peculiar, with no apparent theme or pattern. But when his friend, Dr. Wharton, inherits the collection following Challoners death, a chilling mystery unfolds. Unearth the dark secret binding this strange collection together in this gripping tale.

Embark on a thrilling journey with Dr. Humphrey Jardine, a young physician who stumbles upon a corpse during a late-night stroll near Hampstead Heath. When he returns with the authorities, the body is shockingly gone. This event sparks a series of sinister happenings that leave Jardine questioning his own sanity. Was there really a corpse? If so, who was the deceased, and what role does the enigmatic Mrs. Samway play in this mystery? As the plot thickens, Jardine will need the assistance of the renowned detective Dr. John Thorndyke to unravel the truth. Silent Witness is the fourth installment...

Dive into the enigmatic tale of Angelina Frood, a woman who vanishes from Rochester seemingly to flee her vulgar and threatening husband, Nicholas Frood. As you follow a breadcrumb trail of clues, youll be led to a chilling finale that holds an unexpected twist. - Summary by Yoganandh T

Delve into the enthralling puzzle of Jeffrey Blackmores two uncannily similar, yet cunningly distinct wills. Join the astute and sharp-witted John Thorndyke as he unravels this peculiar mystery. With a cool head and logical approach, he guides us towards an astonishing, yet entirely believable climax. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)

Dive into the mystery of missing diamonds, an untouched safe, two blood-streaked thumb prints, and the enigmatic Mr X. As these elements converge, the brilliant Dr. Thorndyke steps onto the scene. Will he crack the case? The Red Thumb Mark marks the thrilling debut of Freeman’s popular Thorndyke series. (Summary by Diana Majlinger)

A man apparently sends an incriminating letter to his solicitor, by the simple mistake of placing it into the wrong envelope, and then he abruptly disappears—this, immediately following a sailing trip from Sennen Cove to Penzance with an old friend, the last person known to have seen the missing man alive. But when Dr. John Thorndyke agrees to investigate the disappearance on behalf of the man's wife, he soon begins to question the circumstances and to suspect a more sinister outcome...

Peerless medical jurist Dr. John Thorndyke unravels nine more tales of greed, deceit, theft, and murder—including the sinister meaning behind a pickpocket's discarded plunder; a man terrorized by a vengeful ghost; a young wife accused of poisoning her older husband; a body concealed beneath the floor of a cottage; and the case of an unknown criminal mastermind and a strong room with an impossibly complex lock...

Dr. Thorndyke is at his best, along with his friend Dr. Jervis, as they solve a series of mysteries and murders using logic and up-to-date criminal investigation methods. Trusting in science and the microscope, Dr. Thorndyke and Dr. Jervis travel together to aid the sometimes befuddled police.

In another of Freeman's revolutionary "inverted" detective stories, celebrated forensic investigator Dr. John Thorndyke examines the case of a man found dead in a cave at Margate, and the curious absence of the money lender attempting to make an insurance claim on the dead man's life.

Seven more tales of mystery for the great forensic investigator Dr. John Thorndyke, involving missing jewels, stolen bullion, a disappeared will, an ancient family tale of piracy and betrayal, the wrong hat, curious white footprints, and a body incinerated in a burning hay rick....

As Christmas approaches, Mr. Percival Bland finds his criminal enterprises unraveling. Fortunately, though, his plan of escape requires little beyond a set of human bones and a quantity of shin of beef. But will his scheme deceive the great forensic investigator Dr. John Thorndyke?

The Assyrian Rejuvenator, published in 1907, is one of R. Austin Freeman's novels written under the name Clifford Ashdown and the first to feature well-known protagonist Dr. Thorndyke—a medical-legal forensic investigator. In this tale, inflated claims about the powers of an expensive elixir put private investigator Romney Pringle in pursuit of a ruthless con man. The trickster has reason to believe that his customers won't complain, but Pringle sets out to destroy the crooked business.

When Robin Anstey KC comes upon the beautiful Miss Blake, who has been wounded while courageously attempting to detain a fleeing murderer, he calls upon his long-time legal collaborator Dr. John Thorndyke to investigate the killing. But what at first looks like a mere robbery gone wrong, leaving a scene awash with clues, in fact proves to be far from straightforward. And while trying to untie that knot, Thorndyke also interests himself in the still more complex mystery of Miss Blake's family inheritance, and the cat's eye pendant....

Someone is making very determined attempts to murder inoffensive newly-qualified Doctor Humphrey Jardine. Could this be related to the body which he discovered in Hampstead - and which when he returned with the police had entirely disappeared? Or perhaps the odd circumstances surrounding the death of Septimus Maddock may be the key? Fortunately, celebrated medical jurist Dr. John Thorndyke comes to the aid of his erstwhile student to unravel the mystery....

Dr. Strangeways meets the only woman he has ever really cared for, the hermit-like yet mysterious Angelina Frood, a striking young actress stalked by many demons. Tragedy strikes and the good doctor will do anything to solve the mystery. Following a chance encounter, he begins a correspondence with the famous Dr. Thorndyke, hoping that the medico-legal hybrid, a metaphorical centaur or merman, with a doctor's head and a lawyer's tail, can solve the case.