The Cat's Eye (Dr. Thorndyke, 10) - Softcover

Freeman, Richard Austin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755103483 ISBN 13: 9780755103485

Publisher: House of Stratus, 2008

Synopsis

When Andrew Drayton, a collector of jewellery, is found stabbed to death and the young woman who tried to stop the murderer is wounded, Dr Thorndyke is called in to investigate. But although the scene of the crime seems awash with the fingerprints of the attacker, there may be good reason why the police can’t trace the killer. But not only are the facts of the case proving to be vexing but the discovery of a secret chamber and its sinister contents help to reveal that this is no ordinary murder and no ordinary murderer is behind it.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

'This man Austin Freeman is a wonderful performer'- -- Raymond Chandler

About this edition

• Publisher: House of Stratus
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0755103483
• ISBN 13: 9780755103485
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 276