Felo De Se: 24 (Dr. Thorndyke) - Softcover

Freeman, Richard Austin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755103572 ISBN 13: 9780755103577

Verlag: House of Stratus, 2008

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Reseña del editor:

John Gillam was a gambler. He faced financial ruin and was the victim of a sinister blackmail attempt. He is now dead. In this exceptional mystery, Dr Thorndyke is brought in to untangle the secrecy surrounding the death of John Gillam, a man not known for insanity and thoughts of suicide.

Biografía del autor:

Deemed the father of the scientific detective story, Richard Austin Freeman enjoyed a prolific career that saw him gain qualifications as pharmacist and surgeon, pull off a diplomatic coup along the Gold Coast, work for Holloway Prison, and then become a formidable writer of fiction. He was born in London, the son of a tailor who went on to train as a pharmacist. After graduating as a surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital Medical College, Freeman taught for a while and then joined the colonial service, offering his skills as an assistant surgeon along the Gold Coast of Africa. However, after becoming ill with black-water fever, Freeman was sent back to England to recover and finding his finances precarious, embarked on a career as acting physician in Holloway Prison. In desperation, he also turned to writing where he went on to dominate the world of British detective fiction, taking pride in testing different criminal techniques.

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• Verlag: House of Stratus
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0755103572
• ISBN 13: 9780755103577
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272