R. Austin Freeman

The Vanishing Man

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


R. Austin Freeman



A young doctor, former student of the legal and medical expert Dr. John Thorndyke, finds himself almost accidentally drawn into a case in wh…

A Silent Witness

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R. Austin Freeman



In this detective novel, the young doctor Humphrey Jardine stumbles upon a corpse during a walk near Hampstead Heath in the middle of the ni…

The Mystery of 31 New Inn

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Jeffrey Blackmore suspiciously made two wills, both deceptively alike, but still, in a cunning way, completely different. John Thorndyke, eq…

The Uttermost Farthing

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Humphrey Challoner is a solitary old man who spent a lifetime collecting for his private museum, primarily mammals exhibiting osteological a…

The Eye of Osiris

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R. Austin Freeman



The Eye of Osiris is an early example from the Dr. Thorndyke series of detective stories written by R. Austin Freeman. In these stories, th…

The Red Thumb Mark

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Missing diamonds, untouched safe, two blood smeared thumb prints and a mysterious Mr X. If these are present, Dr Thorndyke must be there too…

John Thorndyke's Cases

Read by Sandra Cullum


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Detective John Thorndyke never disappoints when solving crime in this collection of Freeman's works. - Summary by A. K. Morton

The Singing Bone or The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke

Read by Edmund Bloxam


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In its original form, this book was published with the title, "The Singing Bone." It was later republished as "The Adventures…

The D'Arblay Mystery

Read by Howard Skyman


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Stephen Gray is a recent graduate of medicine. As he is walking through a sleepy English village he stumbles upon a tragedy involving a beau…

As A Thief In The Night

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As one of the many stories written by R. Austin Freeman this book includes the most interesting character of Dr. Thorndyke. He commands the …

The Mystery of Angelina Frood

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Angelina Frood disappears from Rochester ostensibly to escape her uncouth and menacing husband Nicholas Frood leaving a trail of clues which…

The Shadow Of The Wolf

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Here we have another in the series of novels written by R. Austin Freeman featuring the character of Dr. John Thorndyke. The good doctor is …

The Cat's Eye

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The brother of a lawyer is murdered apparently in an attempted robbery and by a sheer accident Ms Blake happens to be there, her life is in …

The Eye Of Osiris (Version 2)

Read by Howard Skyman


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This is one of many famous novels written by R. Austin Freeman that includes the character of Dr. John Thorndyke. Dr. Thorndyke is a legal e…

The Shadow of the Wolf (version 2)

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Can a detective novel succeed in riveting your attention if you know the crime beforehand and the perpetrator? Austin Freeman proves he can …