The Vanishing Man (Dr. Thorndyke) - Softcover

Freeman, R. Austin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557423520 ISBN 13: 9781557423528

Verlag: Wildside Press, 2022

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At the turn of the 20th century, Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) emerged as an author to be reckoned with in the world of detective fiction. He introduced the highly memorable scientific detective Dr. Thorndyke, an early forensic sleuth. Armed with his little green case full of scientific detection aids, Thorndyke unravelled murders and mysteries using logic and material evidence.

Freeman’s most important pre-World War I novels include: The Mystery of 31 New Inn (1911), The Eye of Osiris (1911), and A Silent Witness (1914), artistically written and memorably characterized. Later major works include The Red Thumb Mark, When Rogues Fall Out, and The Jacob Street Mystery.

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R. Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British author and physician, best known for creating the character Dr. John Thorndyke, one of literature's first scientific detectives. Born in London, Freeman trained as a doctor and worked in colonial West Africa before returning to England due to health issues. He pioneered the "inverted detective story," where the crime and perpetrator are revealed early, and the focus shifts to the detective's methodical unraveling of the case. His meticulous storytelling, blending medical knowledge and logical deduction, is exemplified in works like The Red Thumb Mark and The Eye of Osiris. Freeman's contributions helped shape modern detective fiction.

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• Verlag: Wildside Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1557423520
• ISBN 13: 9781557423528
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 210
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