10 - Singing Bone or The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke by R. Austin Freeman

06/07/2025 28 min
10 - Singing Bone or The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke by R. Austin Freeman

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Originally published as The Singing Bone, this captivating book was later unveiled under a new guise, The Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke. It holds a unique place in literary history as it presents the first use of the inverted detective formula, seen in the gripping story, The Case of Oskar Brodski, first published in Pearsons Magazine in 1912. This is not the only example of this intriguing formula in the book, making it a must-read for detective story enthusiasts.

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