The Mystery of 31 New Inn

By R. Austin Freeman

The fact that Jeffrey Blackmore made two wills, seemingly alike yet cunningly different, caused John Thorndyke, master mind, to suspect a tragedy. With the logic and cool analysis of a lawyer and scientist he works out and proves his theory in the most startling manner, bringing the work to an amazing but thoroughly logical conclusion.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Start Classics
• Release date: May 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781633552227

R. Austin Freeman

R. Austin Freeman (1862–1943) was a British author of detective stories. A pioneer of the inverted detective story, in which the reader knows from the start who committed the crime, Freeman is best known as the creator of the “medical jurispractitioner” Dr. John Thorndyke. First introduced in The Red Thumb Mark (1907), the brilliant forensic investigator went on to star in dozens of novels and short stories over the next decades. 

Reviews for The Mystery of 31 New Inn

[redfiona_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The mystery in the book was a little too easy to solve with the criminal and the motive being obvious, but the setting and the good, solid characters almost make up for it. As always with Freeman's works, its the little details that make it a worthwhile read..