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The Best Dr. Thorndyke Detective Stories

by R. Austin Freeman · 1973

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Contents:The case of Oscar Brodski

A case of premeditation

The echo of a mutiny

The mandarin's pearl

The blue sequin

The Moabite cipher

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The aluminium dagger

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
LondonLondonMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 274 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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