The Penrose Mystery (Popular Penguins Crime)

Author(s): R. Austin Freeman

Crime

Penrose is an eccentric old man in possession of some dazzling gems, which he won't insure. When Dr Thorndyke is alerted to a burglary at his house, a scrap of paper is found with the word 'lobster' on it and two Latin words, and Penrose has fled in panic after a car accident. The police are clearly mystified but Thorndyke in his indelible style is on track, hunting down a fugitive, testing a theory and getting to the bottom of a tantalising, complex mystery.

$9.94 AUD

Stock: 0


Add to Wishlist


Product Information

Richard Austin Freeman 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.

General Fields

  • : 9780143569831
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 01 April 2013
  • : 181mm X 111mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 February 2020
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : R. Austin Freeman
  • : Paperback
  • : 713