The Singing Bone (Dr. Thorndyke, Band 5) - Softcover

Freeman, Richard Austin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755103785 ISBN 13: 9780755103782

Verlag: House of Stratus, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

In the topsy turvy world of 'The Singing Bone', Richard Austin Freeman presents us with a solution. The reader is asked to deduce how different mysteries were solved rather than whodunit. Freeman introduces five distinct tales of intrigue, romance, mutiny and murder. The ingenuity of these detective stories lies in their fresh and original approach in what amounts to a tantalising read.

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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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: House of Stratus
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0755103785
• ISBN 13: 9780755103782
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 228
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