R. Austin Freeman’s Dr. John Thorndyke is the original scientific detective, solving crimes through forensic medicine and microscopic analysis decades before forensic science was commonplace. The Magic Casket collects short Thorndyke cases in which Freeman’s meticulous plotting and genuine scientific knowledge produce puzzles of unusual rigour and elegance.
Essential reading for fans of golden-age detective fiction with a procedural edge. Download the free EPUB for some of the most intellectually satisfying crime stories of the era.