The blue scarab

Summary

R. Austin Freeman's 1932 case for Dr Thorndyke, the medico-legal expert who reads a crime from the smallest physical clues. A missing man, a dead man's hat and a blue scarab set the puzzle, and the police are soon at a loss. A classic of the scientific detective story, told in seven parts. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI assistant, from the text of the book.

Chapters (7)

1. 1. The Blue Scarab
2. 2. The Case of the White Foot-Prints
3. 3. The New Jersey Sphinx
4. 4. The Touchstone
5. 5. A Fisher of Men
6. 6. The Stolen Ingots
7. 7. The Funeral Pyre