Dr Thorndyke Intervenes - Couverture souple

Freeman, Richard Austin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0755103513 ISBN 13 : 9780755103515

Editeur : House of Stratus, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Freeman R Austin

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

R. Austin Freeman is the doyen of the scientific division of detective writing, is best known for his character Dr John Thorndyke. A close and careful investigator and the outstanding medical authority in the field of detective fiction, R. Austin Freeman not only tested the wits of the reader but also inspired many modern detective forensic methods. Much of his long life was spent as a physician and surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital, London. He also held posts in West Africa and later was a medical officer at Holloway Prison. The most famous of the Edwardian detective writers, he rescued the detective story from "thrillerdom" and made it acceptable to a more discerning class of reader.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

What would you do if you opened a package to find a man’s head? What would you do if the headless corpse had been swapped for a case of bullion? What would you do if you knew a brutal murderer was out there, somewhere, and waiting for you? Some people would run. Dr Thorndyke intervenes.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: House of Stratus
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0755103513
• ISBN 13: 9780755103515
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 276