Overview
This early work by Richard Austin Freeman was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'As a Thief in the Night' is one of Freeman's novels of crime and mystery. The first story featuring his well-known protagonist Dr. Thorndyke - a medico-legal forensic investigator - was published in 1907, and although Freeman's early works were seen as simple homages to his contemporary, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he quickly developed his own style: The 'inverted detective story', in which the identity of the criminal is shown from the beginning, and the story then describes the detective's attempt to solve the mystery.
- | Author: R. Austin Freeman
- | Publisher: Moran Press
- | Publication Date: May 14, 2013
- | Number of Pages: 392 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1473305845
- | ISBN-13: 9781473305847
