Dr. Thorndyke Omnibus Vol 7

VOLUME 7Felo De Se? (1937)The Stoneware Monkey (1938)Mr. Polton Explains (1940)The Jacob Street Mystery (1942)Meet Dr. Thorndyke (Essay)The Art of the Detective Story (Essay)5A King's Bench Walk (Essay) ** This essay is not currently available; it will be added to the volume if and when released.Felo De Se? (1937) aka Murder at the InnJohn Gillam was a gambler. John Gillam faced financial ruin and was the victim of a sinister blackmail attempt. John Gillam is now dead. In this exceptional mystery, Dr Thorndyke is brought in to untangle the secrecy surrounding the death of John Gillam, a man not known for insanity and thoughts of suicide. The Stoneware Monkey (1938)A novel of two halves, this story opens with Dr James Oldfield who finds himself caught one night in a police hunt. When he stumbles upon a policeman, struck dead by an unknown assailant, Oldfield determines to piece together what happened, and who Mr Kempster, (a man who turns up at the scene of the crime) may be. What unravels is a story of ingenious theft involving diamonds and the remains of an artist's body found in a kiln. In the second part, Oldfield engages the help of Dr Thorndyke and together they trace the work of the artist and a valuable stoneware monkey that hides an incredible secret. In the back streets of London amongst colonies of silk weavers, cabinet-makers and craftsmen, Freeman deftly entwines a cunning story infused with palpable suspense. From the father of forensic crime fiction, this plot is chock full of vivid detail. Mr. Polton Explains (1940)Told through the eyes of a watchmaker, Dr Thorndyke is once again faced with a mystery involving a mysterious fire in a Soho house filled with supposedly inflammable objects. What transpires is an entertaining and amazing twist thanks to the eagle eyes of the Doctor and his friend the watchmaker, Mr Polton. The Jacob Street Mystery (1942) aka The Unconscious WitnessFreeman's final novel. A painter is wrongly accused of murder - Dr Thorndyke investigates. Freeman breaks new ground here by introducing a sympathetic and non stereotyped African character, a lawyer from Ghana visiting England.Meet Dr. Thorndyke (Essay) The Art of the Detective Story (Essay)