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Dr Thorndyke Intervenes - classic - cover

Dr Thorndyke Intervenes - classic

R. Austin Freeman

Publisher: idb

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Richard 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. Freeman used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels. Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine, metallurgy and toxicology.
Available since: 01/30/2018.

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