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About this book
When a shipment of world-class diamonds goes missing, investigators call in renowned forensics expert Dr. John Thorndyke, a doctor who turned to law later in his career and began to push the envelope in terms of scientific investigation methods. This is one of the first mystery novels to hinge on the use of the "e;thumbograph, "e; or fingerprint evidence.
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Table of contents
- THE RED THUMB MARK
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter I - My Learned Brother
- Chapter II - The Suspect
- Chapter III - A Lady in the Case
- Chapter IV - Confidences
- Chapter V - The 'Thumbograph'
- Chapter VI - Committed for Trial
- Chapter VII - Shoals and Quicksands
- Chapter VIII - A Suspicious Accident
- Chapter IX - The Prisoner
- Chapter X - Polton is Mystified
- Chapter XI - The Ambush
- Chapter XII - It Might Have Been
- Chapter XIII - Murder by Post
- Chapter XIV - A Startling Discovery
- Chapter XV - The Finger-Print Experts
- Chapter XVI - Thorndyke Plays His Card
- Chapter XVII - At Last
