John Thorndyke's Cases Author:R Austin Freeman In the early years of the 20th Century, public interest in science is growing, and science is also being used by the police to solve more crimes. Doctor and detective John Thorndyke uses science, experiments and reasoning to solve the most puzzling cases. Stories in this collection: The Man with the Nailed Shoes The Stranger's Latchkey The Ant... more »hropologist at Large The Blue Sequin The Moabite Cipher The Mandarin's Pearl The Aluminium Dagger A Message from the Deep Sea« less