Thorndyke - Vol 1-5 Paperback Bundle

Thorndyke - Vol 1-5 Paperback Bundle brings together the first five volumes of the nine-volume Complete Thorndyke collection. This set is presented in paperback across Volumes I to V.

Included titles

• The Red Thumb Mark
• The Eye of Osiris
• The Mystery of 31 New Inn
• John Thorndyke's Cases
• The Singing Bone
• The Great Portrait Mystery
• Dr. Thorndyke’s Casebook
• The Puzzle Lock
• The Magic Casket
• A Silent Witness
• Helen Vardon’s Confession
• The Cat’s Eye
• The Mystery of Angelina Frood
• The Shadow of the Wolf
• The D’Arblay Mystery

Key details

• Paperback bundle of Volumes I to V from the nine-volume Complete Thorndyke collection
• Volume I contains three Thorndyke novels first published in 1907, 1911 and 1912
• Volumes II and III collect the Thorndyke short stories across six books, with over forty stories in total
• Volume II includes fifteen stories from three collections and two apocryphal Thorndyke tales
• Volume III includes twenty-five stories from three later collections
• Volumes IV and V each contain three full-length Thorndyke novels, published between 1914 and 1926

Synopsis

Across five volumes, this paperback set traces Dr. Thorndyke’s cases through novels and short fiction, beginning with early London-set mysteries from the years when Sherlock Holmes was still in practice. The collection also gathers more than forty short stories drawn from six books, including examples of the “inverted” mystery structure, where the criminal and method are revealed early and the narrative turns to the detective’s solution.

Volumes II and III complete the short-story sequence, with Volume II also adding apocryphal material: the original 1905 novella version of “31, New Inn” and “The Dead Hand” (1912), later revised into The Shadow of the Wolf. Volumes IV and V return to full-length adventures published from 1914 to 1926, presenting cases that span different periods of Thorndyke’s career.

Rackhams Reference : SQ64ABDADP