Project Gutenberg 2004-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 395 Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin) 1862 1943 Freeman, Richard Austin Brock, H. M. (Henry Matthew) 1875 1960 Brock, Henry Matthew John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman With 6 illustrations by H. M. Brock, and 9 from photographs, etc. The man with the nailed shoes -- The stranger's latchkey -- The anthropologist at large -- The blue sequin -- The Moabite cipher -- The mandarin's pearl -- The aluminium dagger -- A message from the deep sea. Produced by Steven desJardins and PG Distributed Proofreaders. "John Thorndyke's Cases" by R. Austin Freeman is a collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. This book introduces the main character, Dr. John Thorndyke, a medico-legal expert, who employs scientific methods and keen observations to solve various crimes, blending elements of mystery with real forensic techniques. The opening of the book sets a vivid scene in the lonely village of Little Sundersley, where Dr. Christopher Jervis, our narrator, embarks on a quiet seaside practice as Thorndyke arrives for a visit. Their leisurely beach stroll quickly turns into an investigation when they encounter a series of peculiar footprints that hint at foul play, leading to the discovery of a murder victim on the beach. As they analyze the footprints and other evidence around the body, the opening unfolds a complex narrative that introduces the themes of scientific inquiry and deductive reasoning, setting the stage for the thrilling mysteries to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en London (England) -- Fiction Thorndyke, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Physicians -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English PR Text Detective Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 512070 2025-07-06T07:22:14.421628 text/html 506251 2023-11-26T21:57:02 text/html 1314067 2025-07-06T07:22:24.264572 application/epub+zip 1314292 2025-07-06T07:22:17.825649 application/epub+zip 262788 2025-07-06T07:22:16.197652 application/epub+zip 1771306 2025-07-06T07:22:29.026559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1744930 2025-07-06T07:22:22.749568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444035 2022-09-07T13:22:21.067206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481154 2025-07-06T07:22:13.039644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461387 2023-11-26T21:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19214 2025-07-06T07:22:29.174544 application/rdf+xml 14303 2025-07-06T07:22:16.704632 image/jpeg 3893 2025-07-06T07:22:16.449605 image/jpeg 1232665 2025-07-06T07:22:14.497645 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia