John Thorndyke's Cases

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Read by Sandra Cullum

English · 8h 52m · Mystery & Thriller, Short Stories

4.7 (197 reviews)

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

Chapters

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The Man with the Nailed Shoes, Part 1 1:00:46 Read by Sandra Cullum
The Man with the Nailed Shoes, Part 2 1:02:17 Read by Sandra Cullum
The Stranger's Latchkey 56:10 Read by Sandra Cullum
The Anthropologist At Large 47:35 Read by Sandra Cullum
The Blue Sequin 41:37 Read by Sandra Cullum
The Moabite Cipher 59:05 Read by Sandra Cullum
The Mandarin's Pearl 1:10:44 Read by Sandra Cullum
The Aluminium Dagger 1:03:06 Read by Sandra Cullum
A Message from the Deep Sea 1:11:39 Read by Sandra Cullum

Reviews

early procedurals


(4 stars)

Very well read by the volunteer. Decent prose, does not get in its own way. Procedural more than puzzle, it is early form of what had taken over detective fiction in modern times. This points up the contrasts between them and now. First, the conventions of polite speech give us a break from the harsh vulgarity in today's novel that aim at gritty realism. score one for the old days. However, the conceitedness of science in those days comes out when groundless cultural generalizations and demeaning ethnic stereotypes are treated as self evident, common knowledge facts. Score three for modern times finding those things embarrassing. I keep reading these Victorian era dime novels not because I agree with those chauvinistic viewpoints, but because they provide snapshots of the popular culture of that period. It would be nice to think the progress in society since then is permanent, but with the condition of discourse on social media, one is left in doubt.


(5 stars)

Very interesting stories! The police always seem to get it wrong, but Thorndyke clears it up every time! the reader did an excellent job, as well. Very clear, and she used different voices for the different characters.

Here's Johnny!!!


(5 stars)

Dr John Thorndyke & his ability tying in the sciences in criminal cases was the CIA, FBI, NCIS, bringing the worst dregs to their convictions. R Austin Freeman was so ahead of his time with the sciences, noting they were using horse drawn coaches as taxi cabs. I do wonder if investigators really used any similar techniques in their criminal cases. Great Reading....

Very Sherlockian


(5 stars)

Clever cases solved by a brilliant scientist and his boon companion. Very well read,


(5 stars)

Sandra Cullen is a marvellous narrator for these stories. Excellent to listen to.


(4 stars)

enjoyed tall the chapters, good explanations of the way evidence works.


(5 stars)

I love the Thorndyke short stories. These are well read. I wish more of them were available.

Classic detective tales


(5 stars)

For the scientifically minded. Very well read. Give us more Dr. Thorndyke!