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In questo racconto lungo del 1905 sta nel fatto che in esso vide la luce il Dr. Thorndyke, il celebre "investigatore scientifico" creato da Freeman. Ufficialmente, tuttavia, la genesi del personaggio risale al romanzo "L'impronta scarlatta" (1907), perché il racconto apparve solo sulla rivista americana "Adventure" nel 1911 e rimase inedito in Inghilterra per circa settanta anni. L'autore ne pubblicò invece una versione ampliata dal titolo "The Mystery of 31, New Inn" (1912). La storia si apre con il dottor Christopher Jervis, colui che diventerà l'aiutante e il biografo di Thorndyke, che sta sostituendo un collega nel suo studio medico. Una sera, convocato al capezzale di un uomo, viene condotto a destinazione in una carrozza coi finestrini completamente oscurati e ricevuto da un misteroso individuo che si presenta come il fratello del malato. Quando Jervis appura che questi sta morendo per avvelenamento da morfina, decide di sottoporre lo strano caso a Thorndyke, uomo di legge e di medicina nonché precursore della scienza forense. In vista della successiva visita al paziente, Thorndyke gli fornisce alcuni strumenti che gli permettono di ricostruire il percorso basandosi sulla direzione, i passi del cavallo e i rumori estemi. Ma trovare l'ubicazione della casa è solo l'inizio del mistero.
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- Pagine: 150
- Data di uscita: 14-06-2007
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I was so bored. Which is a shame, because this has the potential to be a good book. It has such an intriguing mystery, and it has the makings of what could be a hooking, interesting mystery plot. But it's told very plainly in a way that doesn't intrigue the reader at all. It might only be 200 pages
Long winded traditional mystery featuring Dr. John Thorndyke. Even though the book is only a little over 200 pages, it feels like it's over 400. It just takes forever to get anywhere.
2nd in Freeman's Dr. Thorndyke series, this one's a real puzzler! For those of you who enjoy the classics (and I do mean classics) this one is quite good and really sucks you in from the start. This book has not received favorable reviews by armchair detective purists, but I thought it was great. The Leggi tutto
6/10. Not convincing enough.
A classic English mystery with the detective, Dr. Thorndyke, solving what appears to be two disparate mysteries. One is an apparent suicide with a disputed will; the other is one of his sidekick's (Dr. Jervis) odd case of an apparent poisoning. Despite the twists and turns, the mysteries are solved. Leggi tutto
Doctor and lawyer John Thorndyke is a contemporary to Sherlock Holmes (the Thorndyke books were written around the same time), and he uses much the same methods as his more well known counterpart. This tale is narrated by his junior associate Dr. Jervis (a counterpart to Dr. Watson). Unfortunately,
Having just re-read this after a few years, I enjoyed it just as much as before. The set up of two doctors who are also barristers with a laboratory/workshop upstairs manned by the estimable Polton is so good. I really like the attention to detail that I know others find tiresome. This is an unusual Leggi tutto
This is an interesting mystery that involves a Sherlock Holmes-like MD with a law degree and his Watson -like assistant. Although the plot is entertaining, it moves a bit slowly and at one point I took a rest from it even though it is not a long book. The resolution of the mystery made it worth the
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