02684cam a22003613u 4500 76919 UtSlPG 20260610134800.0 m cr n 260607r20251927utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 27013650 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin), 1862-1943 The magic casket Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-09-23 The magic casket -- The contents of a mare's nest -- The stalking horse -- The naturalist at law -- Mr. Ponting's alibi -- Pandora's box -- The trail of Behemoth -- The pathologist to the rescue -- Gleanings from the wreckage. an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "The magic casket" by R. Austin Freeman is a collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. The tales follow the brilliant forensic sleuth Dr. John Thorndyke—narrated by his colleague Dr. Jervis—as he unravels intricate crimes through scientific observation, legal acumen, and cool logic in and around London. Expect methodical investigations, subtle clues, and puzzles that hinge on precise technical details rather than melodrama. The opening of the book presents two complete Thorndyke cases and the start of a third. In The Magic Casket, Thorndyke traces a years-old pearl theft and a menacing Japanese-made trinket to a hidden message revealed by the “magic mirror” effect in shakudo bronze, leading to the recovery of the pearls concealed inside a public pump. In The Contents of a Mare’s Nest, he exposes a forged cremation and a fictitious death: forged certificates, a sealed coffin no undertaker was allowed to view, and ashes made from butchered mutton rather than human bone, culminating in the embezzler’s capture. The Stalking Horse begins with a railway-carriage murder of a prominent anti-suffrage figure, a scented handkerchief, and a militant circular left as apparent clues, setting up a politically charged mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1927 Thorndyke, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Detective and mystery stories, English Short stories, English https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102647941 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76919 117644 117644