Project Gutenberg 2004-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 359 Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin) 1862 1943 Freeman, Richard Austin Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew) 1875 1960 Brock, Henry Matthew John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman With 6 illustrations by H. M. Brock, and 9 from photographs, etc. The man with the nailed shoes -- The stranger's latchkey -- The anthropologist at large -- The blue sequin -- The Moabite cipher -- The mandarin's pearl -- The aluminium dagger -- A message from the deep sea. Produced by Steven desJardins and PG Distributed Proofreaders. "John Thorndyke's Cases" by R. Austin Freeman is a collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. This book introduces the main character, Dr. John Thorndyke, a medico-legal expert, who employs scientific methods and keen observations to solve various crimes, blending elements of mystery with real forensic techniques. The opening of the book sets a vivid scene in the lonely village of Little Sundersley, where Dr. Christopher Jervis, our narrator, embarks on a quiet seaside practice as Thorndyke arrives for a visit. Their leisurely beach stroll quickly turns into an investigation when they encounter a series of peculiar footprints that hint at foul play, leading to the discovery of a murder victim on the beach. As they analyze the footprints and other evidence around the body, the opening unfolds a complex narrative that introduces the themes of scientific inquiry and deductive reasoning, setting the stage for the thrilling mysteries to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en London (England) -- Fiction Thorndyke, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Physicians -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 511943 509288 2024-09-06T09:21:07.566126 2023-10-06T10:55:22.009046 text/html text/html 506251 2023-11-26T21:57:02 text/html 1291722 2024-09-06T09:21:16.414599 application/epub+zip 1292146 2024-09-06T09:21:09.580612 application/epub+zip 250747 2024-09-06T09:21:08.237102 application/epub+zip 1732170 2024-09-06T09:21:21.749544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1705658 2024-09-06T09:21:14.862599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444035 2022-09-07T13:22:21.067206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481154 481262 2024-09-06T09:21:06.097113 2023-10-06T10:55:20.640552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 461387 2023-11-26T21:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18344 2024-09-06T09:21:21.904535 application/rdf+xml 14233 2024-09-06T09:21:08.597117 image/jpeg 3903 2024-09-06T09:21:08.416095 image/jpeg 1213107 2024-09-06T09:21:07.649126 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia