Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite arcane, points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine, metallurgy and toxicology.
To find a missing archaeologist, Dr. Thorndyke digs for a body After the great success of his latest expedition, the brilliant archaeologist John Bellingham returns from the sandy tombs of Egypt with enough ancient treasures to fill a wing ...
Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but often quite arcane, points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine, metallurgy and toxicology.
He claimed to have invented 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 ...
The plot is tremendously clever, and the denouement a total surprise. The great strength of the novel lies in the plotting which is ingenious enough and complicated enough to satisfy any fan of the puzzle-style of mystery story.
Imagine the trouble he must have taken to do that, and without cutting or hacking the bones about, either. It is extraordinary. This is rather interesting, by the way. Handle it carefully.
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Imagine the trouble he must have taken to do that, and without cutting or hacking the bones about, either. It is extraordinary. This is rather interesting, by the way. Handle it carefully.
Richar Austin Freeman published this crime romance in Usa in 1911 with Dodd, Mead & Company. This book contains a detailed biography including all the publications of the Author and a brief biography.
He invented the inverted detective story and used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels.
In The Eye of Osiris, Thorndyke helps crack the case of a scholar of ancient antiquities who has gone missing.
The Eye of Osiris is a detective story written by R. Austin Freeman. The book follows the story of John Bellingham, a wealthy man who disappears under mysterious circumstances.
The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman John Bellingham is a world-renowned archaeologist who goes missing mysteriously after returning from a voyage to Egypt where fabulous treasures have been uncovered.
John Bellingham, a world-renowned archaeologist, goes missingafter returning from a voyage to Egypt where fabulous treasures have been uncovered.Bellingham seems to have disappeared leaving clues, which lead all those hunting down blind ...
He disappeared leaving clues, which lead all those hunting down blind alleys. But when the piercing perception of the brilliant Dr. Thorndyke is brought to bear on the mystery, the search begins for a man tattooed with the Eye of Osiris.
But when the piercing perception of the brilliant Dr Thorndyke is brought to bear on the mystery, the search begins for a man tattooed with the Eye of Osiris in this strange, tantalisingly enigmatic tale.
But when the piercing perception of the brilliant Dr Thorndyke is brought to bear on the mystery, the search begins for a man tattooed with the Eye of Osiris in this strange, tantalisingly enigmatic tale.
The Eye of Osiris
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The Eye of Osiris