The mystery of Angelina Frood

by R. Austin Freeman

Credits: R. Austin Freeman (author)

Summary

R. Austin Freeman's 1925 Dr Thorndyke novel opens with a doper's wife and a mysterious Mr Johnson. The medico-legal detective unravels the case by patient attention to small physical clues. A classic of the scientific detective story. 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 (19)

  1. 1. The Doper’s Wife
  2. 2. Re-Enter “Mr. Johnson”
  3. 3. Angelina Frood
  4. 4. Deals with Charity and Archæology
  5. 5. John Thorndyke
  6. 6. The Shadows Deepen
  7. 7. Mrs. Gillow Sounds the Alarm
  8. 8. Sergeant Cobbledick Takes a Hand
  9. 9. Jetsam
  10. 10. Which Deals with Ancient Monuments and a Blue Boar
  11. 11. The Man with the Mole
  12. 12. The Prints of a Vanished Hand
  13. 13. The Discovery in Black Boy-Lane
  14. 14. Sergeant Cobbledick Is Enlightened
  15. 15. The End of the Trail
  16. 16. The Inquiry and a Surprise
  17. 17. Thorndyke Puts Down His Piece
  18. 18. The Uncontrite Penitent
  19. 19. Explanations

E-reader mode — Simple reading, no JavaScript required.