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Vancouver, BC: Munsey's, 2008. First Thus. Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Munsey's Printing. 2008. First Published 1936. Trade Paperback in Fine Condition. Clean, bright, unmarked red wraps, tight & solid sewn binding, square; internals also as new. R. Austin Freeman, 1862-1943, was a British writer of detective stories, the Father of forensic crime fiction started his professional life as a physician and was a member of the Royal College of Surgeons. His health forced him to change careers and he became a writer of detective stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, involving medico-legal forensic investigations, often using arcane scientific knowledge to help solve crimes. The Penrose Mystery involves a burglary of the gems of an eccentric old man who flees after the burglary but leaves the word "lobster" on a scrap of paper. This is enough evidence for master sleuth Thorndyke to be hot on the track. 224 pages. 6 x 9 inches. 2008, Munsey's,…
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- Title The Penrose Mystery
- Author Freeman, R. Austin
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- Publisher Munsey's, Vancouver, BC
- Date 2008
- ISBN 9781596546929
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