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Chargement... The Singing Bone (1912)par R. Austin Freeman
   Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.  leslie.98 | Jun 27, 2023 |   The Case of Oscar Brodski A Case of Premeditation The Echo of a Mutiny A Wastrel's Romance The Old Lag As the preface explains, with the exception of the final story ("The Old Lag"), these stories were written to show that "The reader's curiosity is concerned not so much with the question "Who did it?" as with the question "How was the discovery achieved?" ... Would it be possible to write a detective story in which from the outset the reader was taken entirely into the author's confidence, was made an actual witness of the crime and furnished with every fact that could possible be used in its detection? Would there be any story left when the reader had all the facts? I believed that there would..." Nowadays, this type of crime story is not uncommon but Freeman was the first to show that it could be commercially successful with "The Case of Oscar Brodski". While I had a good time reading all the stories, I must admit that my personal taste is for the more traditional approach as shown by the fact that I liked "The Old Lag" the best of the 5. (  ) leslie.98 | Apr 9, 2018 | John_William_Blyth | Jun 5, 2015 |  ) antiquary | Jan 26, 2015 | ) mmyoung | Feb 16, 2013 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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A remarkable collection of mysteries starring the brilliant Dr. Thorndyke Silas has diamonds in the heel of his shoe. He is a thief, but until the night he meets Oscar Brodski on the footpath near his house, he has never considered murder. A diamond dealer, Brodski's pockets bulge with more precious stones than Silas has ever dreamed of, and they will be his with one swift, violent act. Silas does the deed and arranges the diamond dealer's body to make the death look accidental. He has provided for every contingency--except for the arrival of a doctor named Thorndyke. In this collection of stories, the reader knows the killer's identity long before the ingenious medical detective enters the scene. These are brilliant early examples of open mysteries, in which the question is not whodunit--but how will he get caught? This ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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This short story collection contains 5 stories:
The Case of Oscar Brodski
A Case of Premeditation
The Echo of a Mutiny
A Wastrel's Romance
The Old Lag
As the preface explains, with the exception of the final story ("The Old Lag"), these stories were written to show that "The reader's curiosity is concerned not so much with the question "Who did it?" as with the question "How was the discovery achieved?" ... Would it be possible to write a detective story in which from the outset the reader was taken entirely into the author's confidence, was made an actual witness of the crime and furnished with every fact that could possible be used in its detection? Would there be any story left when the reader had all the facts? I believed that there would..."
Nowadays, this type of crime story is not uncommon but Freeman was the first to show that it could be commercially successful with "The Case of Oscar Brodski". While I had a good time reading all the stories, I must admit that my personal taste is for the more traditional approach as shown by the fact that I liked "The Old Lag" the best of the 5. (