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Originally Posted by HarryT
I'm not sure I'd agree with that characterisation, Mike. Dr Thorndyke is much more what today we'd call a "forensic scientist" than he is a traditional detective. He solves problems primarily by scientific investigation. I think that many of his later books are actually the best; the solutions to the problems certainly surprised me!
It's best, if you can, to read the Dr. Thorndyke books in their published order, because there's a fair amount of continuity between them, with characters from earlier books appearing, and developing, in later ones. My 7-volume collection arranges them in chronological order.
I'm about half-way through proof-reading the final volume of the collection, so probably best to wait for the proofed version before reading that.
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Thank you, Harry! I've subscribed to the Mobi thread so that I know when the 7th collection has been updated. I have never heard of this series before but it sounds very interesting. I look forward to reading them.