On a misty November night in London, Dr Thorndyke comes across an abandoned handbag in an old church. From examining the contents an address is found and so begins a mysterious trail leading to the owner and a violent murder. Enter into the world of Mr Ponting's Alibi where threats are made when a will is made known, and meet the gang of cosmopolitan revolutionaries who harbour and explosive truth at The Golomite Works. This delightful collection of crime stories has been written to amuse and perplex the most ardent of crime aficionados.
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'The Ace of Detectives' -- The Times
'This man Austin Freeman is a wonderful performer'- -- Raymond Chandler
'This man Austin Freeman is a wonderful performer'- -- Raymond Chandler
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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.
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I have to admit it. I can't get enough of R. Austin Freeman. I shall
be very disappointed when I have read all of his mysteries, then like Conan Doyle and Christie, no more. I had mistakenly assumed the "The Magic Casket" was one mystery only. It is a collection of nine of Freeman's mysteries. Every one is so good it leaves you wanting more. Freeman wrote his mysteries at a time when in the late 1800's and early to mid 1900's,mysteries were much better written than today. His books are rather hard to find as are many more jewels from that era. If you like very intelligently written mysteries, don'tmiss any of Freeman's.
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