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The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin Freeman · Booklabria

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The Eye of Osiris

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The Eye of Osiris

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First published: 1911
Editions: 136 in 3 languages

Synopsis

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?

Subjects: Romance
Mystery
Horror
Thrillers, Suspense
Romance, Suspense
Thriller
Set in: England
London

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136 in 3 languages

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