Description:1934 First Red Badge Detective Edition.
The Robthorne Mystery, first published in 1934, is part of the
series of mysteries featuring private detective Dr. Priestley. Author
John Rhode, a pen name of Cecil Street (1884-1964), was a prolific
writer of mostly detective novels, publishing more than 140 books
between 1924 and 1961.
When one of the Robthorne twins commits
suicide, there is a question over which one it is and whether it was, in
fact, suicide or murder. From the dustjacket: Dr. Priestley,
well-known crime investigator, is called in to solve the mysterious
death of Mr. Robthorne, who has been found shot in the greenhouse of his
country estate. A chain of damning evidence that Dr. Priestley pieces
so successfully together forms one of the finest examples of crime
detection that Mr. John Rhode has yet produced.
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