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Bezig met laden... Felo De Se (Dr. Thorndyke) (1937)door R. Austin Freeman
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This ingenious plot is divided into two separate sections. In the first of these Robert Mortimer,a bank employee,discovers the body of a man,slumped in a church porch. This man is later found to be dead and a constable is soon found to take control. Shortly after,a client of Mortimer's bank chances by and takes him for a restoring drink. The men become friendly and over a period of time Mortimer and the other chap,whose name is Gillam spend quite a time together. On one occasion Gillam takes the other to a 'gambling club. It transpires that Gillam is not only a serious gambler who loses more often than he wins,but is also being blackmailed. It therefore comes as no surprise when he commits suicide (or felo de se). In the second section of the book,Mortimer consults Dr.Thorndyke,who at first is reluctant to take the case,which seems to him to be simple and obvious. he soon becomes interested however and together with his assistant (they always have an assistant) begins to investigate. Apart from my usual quibble with Austin Freeman,that the explanation of how the crime was committed and the murderer brought to justice takes too many pages to explain,this is otherwise a fine crime story of its era. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Fiction.
Mystery.
John Gillam was a gambler. He faced financial ruin and was the victim of a sinister blackmail attempt. He is now dead. In this exceptional mystery, Dr Thorndyke is brought in to untangle the secrecy surrounding the death of John Gillam, a man not known for insanity and thoughts of suicide. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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