Pontifex Son and Thorndyke [Hardcover]

R.Austin Freeman (Author)

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Publication Date: June 9, 1970

This puzzling plot is related by two different characters: messenger boy Jasper Gray, who experiences several strange adventures, and Dr Jervis, friend of Dr Thorndyke. Dr Thorndyke is investigating a terrible crime, the solving of which remains elusive because of key facts remaining unknown. He needs the facts to confirm his case: Jasper could complete the blank spaces if only Thorndyke were aware of his existence ........

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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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. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Lythway P.; New edition edition (June 9, 1970)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0850461243
• ISBN-13: 978-0850461244
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Golden Age Mystery, February 21, 2011

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This review is from: Pontifex, Son And Thorndyke (Dr Thorndyke Mysteries) (Paperback)

R Austin Freeman and Dr Thorndyke need no introduction to true Golden Age Mystery fans. This is one of his best, almost, but not quite as good as the D'Arblay Mystery and the Red Thumb Mark. A must have.