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Dr. John Thorndyke is a professor of medicine, but he is also a pathological sleuth with a taste for mysteries that would stop other detectives cold. The disappearance of a successful archaeologist poses a disturbing riddle to Thorndyke: 'When is a murder not a murder?' The answer hinges on the question of whether or not it is possible to fabricate a corpse out of whole cloth. And why would anyone want to, except to disguise a murder? This thrilling mystery story follows Dr. Thorndyke as he investigates the case, unraveling the disturbing question of whether or not it is possible to fabricate a corpse.
First publish date: 1911
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: R. Austin Freeman
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