The Cat's Eye (Illustrated), by R. Austin Freeman
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When Andrew Drayton, a collector of jewelry, 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.
The Cat's Eye (Illustrated), by R. Austin Freeman- Amazon Sales Rank: #1578629 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-06-27
- Released on: 2015-06-27
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review 'This man Austin Freeman is a wonderful performer'- -- Raymond Chandler
About the Author Deemed ‘the father of the scientific detective story’, Richard Austin Freeman enjoyed a prolific career that saw him gain qualifications as pharmacist and surgeon, pull off a diplomatic coup along the Gold Coast, work for Holloway Prison and then become a formidable writer of fiction. He was born in London, the son of a tailor who went on to train as a pharmacist. After graduating as a surgeon at the Middlesex Hospital Medical College, Freeman taught for a while and then joined the colonial service, offering his skills as an assistant surgeon along the Gold Coast of Africa. He became embroiled in a diplomatic mission when a British expeditionary party was sent to investigate the activities of the French. Through his tact and formidable intelligence, a massacre was narrowly avoided. His future was therefore assured in the colonial service. However, after becoming ill with black-water fever, Freeman was sent back to England to recover and finding his finances precarious, embarked on a career as acting physician in Holloway Prison. In desperation, he also turned to writing where he went on to dominate the world of British detective fiction, taking pride in testing different criminal techniques. So keen was he, part of one of his best novels was written in a bomb shelter. For the first twenty-five years of his writing career, Freeman was to dominate and remain unrivalled in the world of detective fiction, introducing the well-loved and highly memorable 'Dr Thorndyke'. The continued success of this character has affirmed Richard Austin Freeman’s place amongst the finest of crime writers.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. A collector of trivial trinkets is murdered. Why? By Patto In this Dr. Thorndyke mystery, there's no waiting for action to begin. The narrator, barrister Robert Anstey, walks right into a murder scene, attracted by the screams of a beautiful young woman. The dead man is a harmless old bachelor who collects objects of arcane appeal.Several pieces of inscribed jewelry are missing. The inscriptions are of historic interest, though the jewels themselves have no value. It's a strange sort of burglary perpetrated by clumsy amateurs - who nonetheless got clean away.Dr. Thorndyke takes on the case and enlists Anstey as his sidekick. Anstey makes a perfect foil for the great forensics expert, since he misses the significance of everything. But he's a gentleman and quite courageous - a good man to have around in a life-and death-situation, and the plot offers several.Normally-sedate Anstey is swept away by the Pre-Raphaelite beauty of Miss Blake, the young woman wounded by the murderer. So we have the fun of a romance mixed in with a murky murder case.The plot, which is ingenious and complex, includes a contested inheritance with a fascinating history. And the reader is treated to plenty of scientific and analytic exploits by Dr. Thorndyke. We watch him test for poison; take impressions of fingerprints, handprints and footprints; detect secret chambers; and interpret coded messages. Weird superstitions and traditions also have a role in the plot.A. Austin Freeman wrote numerous Dr. Thorndyke novels and stories. The heroine of The Cat's Eye (published 1923) was a minor character in the previous novel. Since characters do reappear, I'd suggest reading the books in order, although they can be read singly too. The first mystery is The Red Thumb Mark (1907). I've loved them all.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Cat's Eye By rachel4876 This is a continuation of Dr. Thorndyke mysteries that is wonderfully told, and keeps me guessing right until the end who the perpetrator is! I love the way he solves murder mysteries combined with medicine is uncanny! Great book!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good Old Fashioned Clue Driven Mystery By drkhimxz I have enjoyed discovering the Dr. John Thorndyke series via kindle, particularly since all of the series is available at bargain rates. Unfortunately, many contemporary readers will find the pace too slow for them and the nature of Romance too old-fashioned as well. In Dr. Thorndyke's world, young women suitable for the young men in his sphere of influence are talented, beautiful and virtuous (read that virginal). Love definitely involves courtship and marriage is a binding, exclusive agreement. Thorndyke, too, partakes of the logical, scientific approach, with evidence being accumulated, placed in context by thorough research, and then, logically presented in minute detail. Rather tedious, I would guess, to readers of the modus operandi of the modern fictional detectives.If you think you would not be bothered by these vestiges of the early detective era, then, I would say, you might well enjoy the pace, the character development, and the situations which Freeman puts on our plate. The price is suitably low and experiment, therefore, not financially onerous.
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