num_pages: 248
description: The Mystery of 31 New Inn a classic mystery novel by R. Austin Freeman relates a puzzling tale from an earlier century. In the grand tradition of the great sleuths brought to life by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle comes John Thorndyke cerebral meticulous British . . . and underestimated. A contested will and an unusual sickness have no apparent connection until John Thorndyke and Dr. Jervis collaborate on a labyrinth of clues including broken glass an upside down picture a veiled woman and a box of candles. This puzzle is solved with inductive reasoning and careful use of the scientific method.
language: English
title: The Mystery of 31 New Inn
publisher: House of Stratus