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Dr. Richard Austin Freeman MRCS LSA (11 April 1862 – 28 September 1943) was a British writer of detective stories, mostly featuring the medico-legal forensic investigator Dr. Thorndyke.
The Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries series written by author R Austin Freeman is comprised of 28 books in total, which were released between the years 1907 and 1942. The debut book of the series is entitled ‘The Red Thumb Mark’.
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- April 11, 1862
- R. Austin Freeman
- September 28, 1943
- The Red Thumb Mark (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #1)
- The Eye of Osiris (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #3)
- The Mystery of 31 New Inn.
- John Thorndyke's Cases (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #2)
- The Red Thumb Mark (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #1) by R. Austin Freeman.
- The Eye of Osiris (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #3) by R. Austin Freeman.
- The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman.
- John Thorndyke's Cases (Dr. Thorndyke Mysteries #2) by R. Austin Freeman.
Richard Austin Freeman (born 1862, London—died Sept. 30, 1943, Gravesend, Kent, Eng.) was a popular English author of novels and short stories featuring the fictional character John Thorndyke, a pathologist-detective.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke is a fictional detective in a long series of 21 novels and 40 short stories by British author R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943). Thorndyke was described by his author as a 'medical jurispractitioner': originally a medical doctor, he turned to the bar and became one of the first — in modern parlance ...
Jun 13, 2023 · Explore R. Austin Freeman’s unique contribution to detective fiction, his creation of the inverted detective story, and the enduring legacy of his works.
