The Vanishing Man by Freeman, R. Austin

The Vanishing Man (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781508661481)

Vendor: R. Austin Freeman
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Format: Paperback
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The Vanishing Man by Freeman, R. Austin

The Vanishing Man

$15.20
The Vanishing Man by Freeman, R. Austin

The Vanishing Man

$15.20
Format: Paperback
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- This classic mystery is revitalized with more than 20 pictures to highlight and enhance the readers experience. Dr. John Thorndyke is a British forensic investigator who gets involved in the disappearance of a man named Bellingham. This puzzling case involves a doctor, a pretty lady, and Egyptian antiquities. As one reviewer notes, "R. Austin Freeman is a wonderful writer - witty, engaging and urbane in the best Edwardian manner. At the same time, he writes about forensics and criminal law in a thoroughly modern fashion. Just as Dr. Thorndyke was a scientific detective, Freeman was a scientific novelist. Both a medical doctor and an avid researcher, he examined all sorts of material under his microscope, created and tested the devices Dr. Thorndyke used to solve crimes...."

Author: R. Austin Freeman
ISBN-10: 1508661480
ISBN-13: 9781508661481
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2015
Pages: 398
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d
By R. Austin Freeman
By R. Austin Freeman
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Richard Austin Freeman is a British writer known for his detective stories featuring the forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke. Trained as a doctor, Freeman joined the Colonial Service wherein he was stationed on the Gold Coast of Africa. Contracting blackwater fever, he returned to London and began writing fiction. He is credited with inventing the Inverted Detective Story, where the crime and perpetrator are revealed in the beginning and the book goes on to describe the investigator's process in solving the mystery.

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