The Collected Works of R. Austin Freeman (Illustrated Edition)

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Richard Austin Freeman (1862-1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. He introduced 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.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Short Biography
The Art of the Detective Story
Dr. Thorndyke Series
Meet Dr. Thorndyke
Novels
The Red Thumb Mark
The Eye of Osiris
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
A Silent Witness
Helen Vardon's Confession
The Cat's Eye
The Mystery of Angelina Frood
The Shadow of the Wolf
The D'Arblay Mystery
A Certain Dr. Thorndyke
As a Thief in the Night
Mr. Pottermack's Oversight
Pontifex, Son and Thorndyke
When Rogues Fall Out
Dr. Thorndyke Intervenes
For the Defence: Dr. Thorndyke
The Penrose Mystery
Felo De Se?
The Stoneware Monkey
Mr. Polton Explains
The Jacob Street Mystery
Short Story Collections
Percival Bland's Proxy
The Missing Mortgagee
Dr. Thorndyke's Cases
The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke
Dr. Thorndyke's Casebook
The Puzzle Lock
The Magic Casket
Other Novels:
The Golden Pool
The Unwilling Adventurer
The Uttermost Farthing
The Exploits of Danby Croker
The Surprising Experiences of Mr. huttlebury Cobb
Flighty Phyllis
Other Short Stories
By the Black Deep
The Adventures of Romney Pringle
The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle
From a Surgeon's Diary
The Great Portrait Mystery and Other Stories