The Eye of Osiris - Couverture souple

Freeman, Richard Austin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0192826727 ISBN 13 : 9780192826725

Editeur : Oxford Paperbacks, 1989

Synopsis

Set in London in the early 1900s, this unusual detective story concerns the mysterious disappearance of John Bellingham, an Egyptologist and collector of Egyptian curios, and traces the attempts made by a young doctor to discover Bellingham's whereabouts.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Richard Austin Freeman (11 April 1862 London – 28 September 1943 Gravesend) — known as R. Austin Freeman — was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. 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 attempt to solve the mystery). Freeman used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels.

Présentation de l'éditeur

"This man Austin Freeman is a wonderful performer."-Raymond Chandler

John Bellingham is a world-renowned archaeologist who goes missing mysteriously after 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 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 in this strange, tantalizingly enigmatic tale.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0192826727
• ISBN 13: 9780192826725
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 261
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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