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Can I read The Blue Scarab on EtoBox?
The Blue Scarab by R. Austin Freeman is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Blue Scarab about?
R. Austin Freeman was, like Conan Doyle, a physician-writer. Unlike him, he made his series detective Dr. Thorndyke a medical detective. His stories are sober and painstaking, more concerned with the artifacts in the case and they’re into relationship then with personalities and emotions expressed.The meticulous Thorndyke first appeared in 1907 and remained active into the WWII years, seeing real life forensic investigation become the science he had anticipated.The blue scarab → A collection of seven short stories, including: four persons falsely accused of murder, one kidnapping, one hidden loot, one robbery, and one person being driven to suicide. Serialised in Pearson's Magazine from March 1923. The stories cover, a false accusation of murder, a treasure hunt, a safe deposit fraud, a missing will, a tale of hidden loot, stolen ingots, and a faked suicide.
Who reads The Blue Scarab?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- R. Austin Freeman
- Publisher
- Dodd, Mead and Company
- Published
- 1924
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- True Crime, Crime, Detective & Crime Fiction
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