Download or read book A Certain Dr. Thorndyke written by R. Austin Freeman and published by Endymion Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A winding adventure that begins in an exotic, teasing location. Richard Austin Freeman introduces the reader to the delights of an extraordinary jewel heist. Hollis is a retired soap manufacturer, richer than Croesus and some say mad. Obsessed with amassing precious stones and bullion, Hollis chooses a strong room to deposit his dazzling hoard. But when he discovers that he's the victim of an elaborate and enigmatic robbery, even though the room was never broken into, Dr Thorndyke is summoned to bring his unrivalled knowledge to bear on a remarkable mystery.