R. Austin Freeman Reading Order
1 series · 107 books
R. Austin Freeman was a British pioneer of detective fiction who created Dr. Thorndyke, a groundbreaking protagonist who solved crimes through scientific analysis and forensic evidence rather than intuition. His innovative approach to mystery writing emphasized logical deduction and detailed technical explanation, establishing conventions that would influence detective fiction for generations. Freeman's prolific output across numerous novels and short stories throughout the early twentieth century made him one of the most influential crime writers of his era.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete107 books
Start with The Eye of Osiris, the first of 107 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Doctor Thorndyke Mysteries |
| 2 | A Certain Dr Thorndyke |
| 3 | A Mystery Of The Sand Hills |
| 4 | A Savant's Vendetta |
| 5 | A silent witness |
| 6 | A silent witness |
| 7 | Adventures of Dr. Thorndyke |
| 8 | As a thief in the night |
| 9 | As a thief in the night |
| 10 | Case of Oscar Brodski |
| 11 | Case of Premeditation |
| 12 | Case of the White Footprints |
| 13 | Classic Detective Stories. 3/3 |
| 14 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume 2 : Short Stories |
| 15 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume III |
| 16 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume IV |
| 17 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume IX |
| 18 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume V |
| 19 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume VI |
| 20 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume VII |
| 21 | Complete Dr. Thorndyke - Volume VIII : For the Defense |
| 22 | Country House Murders |
| 23 | Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack |
| 24 | Detection by Gaslight |
| 25 | Dr Thorndyke Omnibus |
| 26 | Dr Thorndyke's Casebook |
| 27 | Dr. Thorndyke Investigates |
| 28 | Dr. Thorndyke Short Story Omnibus |
| 29 | Dr. Thorndyke intervenes |
| 30 | Dr. Thorndyke's case-book |
| 31 | Dr. Thorndyke's cases |
| 32 | Dr. Thorndyke's crime file |
| 33 | Dr. Throndyke intervenes |
| 34 | Famous cases of Doctor Thorndyke |
| 35 | Felo De Se? |
| 36 | First R. Austin Freeman Megapack |
| 37 | Flighty Phyllis |
| 38 | For the Defence, Dr Thorndyke |
| 39 | Freeman Omnibus |
| 40 | Freeman Omnibus Vol 1 Thorndyke |
| 41 | Freeman Omnibus Vol 2 Thorndyke |
| 42 | Freeman Omnibus Vol 5 Thorndyke |
| 43 | Freeman Omnibus Vol 6 Thorndyke |
| 44 | From A Surgeon's Diary |
| 45 | Great Classic Mysteries II |
| 46 | Great detective stories |
| 47 | Helen Vardon's confession |
| 48 | John Thorndyke's Cases |
| 49 | Kimberley Fugitive |
| 50 | LibriVox Short Mystery Story Collection Vol. 001 |
| 51 | Librivox Short Story Collection 054 |
| 52 | Mr Polton Explains |
| 53 | Mr. Polton Explains |
| 54 | Mr. Pottermack's Oversight |
| 55 | Mr. Pottermack's oversight |
| 56 | Percival Bland's Proxy and the Missing Mortgagee |
| 57 | Pontifex, Son and Thorndyke |
| 58 | ROMNEY PRINGLE. the Complete Adventures (12 Stories) |
| 59 | Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack |
| 60 | Silkworms of Florence |
| 61 | Social decay and regeneration |
| 62 | Stoneware Monkey and the Penrose Mystery |
| 63 | Submarine Boat |
| 64 | The Adventures of Romney Pringle |
| 65 | The Complete Adventures of Romney Pringle |
| 66 | The Complete Dr.Thorndyke - Volume 1 |
| 67 | The D'Arblay mystery |
| 68 | The D'Arblay mystery |
| 69 | The Dr. Thorndyke omnibus |
| 70 | The Exploits of Danby Croker |
| 71 | The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle |
| 72 | The Golden Pool |
| 73 | The Great Portrait Mystery |
| 74 | The Jacob Street Mystery |
| 75 | The Moabite Cipher |
| 76 | The Mysterious Visitor |
| 77 | The Mystery of Angelina Frood |
| 78 | The Other Eye of Osiris |
| 79 | The Oxford book of detective stories |
| 80 | The Penrose mystery |
| 81 | The Penrose mystery |
| 82 | The Puzzle Lock |
| 83 | The Red Thumb Mark |
| 84 | The Shadow of the Wolf |
| 85 | The Surprising Experiences of Mr Shuttlebury Cobb |
| 86 | The Uncollected Freeman Vol 9 |
| 87 | The Unwilling Adventurer |
| 88 | The Uttermost Farthing |
| 89 | The Vanishing Man |
| 90 | The adventures of Romney Pringle |
| 91 | The best Dr. Thorndyke detective stories |
| 92 | The blue scarab |
| 93 | The blue scarab |
| 94 | The cat's eye |
| 95 | The eye of Osiris |
| 96 | The magic casket |
| 97 | The magic casket |
| 98 | The mystery at number 31, New Inn |
| 99 | The puzzle lock |
| 100 | The red thumb mark |
| 101 | The singing bone |
| 102 | The stoneware monkey |
| 103 | Third R. Austin Freeman Megapack |
| 104 | Travels and life in Ashanti and Jaman |
| 105 | When rogues fall out |
| 106 | When rogues fall out |
| 107 | The Eye of Osiris 1911 |
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