The Red Thumb Mark (1907) by R. Austin Freeman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781544624969)

The first Dr. Thorndyke mystery story. Reuben Hornby is accused of stealing diamonds from the safe of his uncle-his employer and benefactor. The sole evidence-damning evidence at that-is a paper dropped by the robber, bearing a fresh and bloody thumbprint. The thumbprint of Reuben Richard Austin Freeman (11 April 1862 - 28 September 1943) 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 (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). Freeman used some of his early experiences as a colonial surgeon in his novels.

Author: R. Austin Freeman
ISBN-10: 1544624964
ISBN-13: 9781544624969
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/11/2017
Pages: 126
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.27d