02684cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000530012624500210017926400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650502310041750800450064852013190069353400700201265300560208265300430213865300270218185600520220885600430226099900190230376919UtSlPG20260610134800.0mcr n260607r20251927utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a27013650  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aFreeman, R. Austinq(Richard Austin),d1862-194314aThe magic casket 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-09-230 aThe 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.  aan anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer  a"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.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1927  aThorndyke, Doctor (Fictitious character) -- Fiction  aDetective and mystery stories, English  aShort stories, English4 uhttps://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/10264794140uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76919  c117644d117644