Doctor Thorndyke: The Man with the Nailed Shoes & The Stranger’s Latchkey by R. Austin Freeman

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A long evening with Doctor Thorndyke, the forensic detective — two of his cases from John Thorndyke's Cases. You told us you enjoy his longer stories, so we are giving him room.

Doctor Thorndyke, the first great forensic detective, in two cases: footprints on the lonely sands of the East Coast, and a missing little boy traced from the fluff inside a stranger's latchkey.

ℹ️ FOR LISTENERS A complete, unabridged reading of The Man with the Nailed Shoes and The Stranger’s Latchkey by R. Austin Freeman, from John Thorndyke's Cases (1909), now in the public domain. Every word is the author's own. Part of The Midnight Archive, alongside our original Nocturnal Tales mysteries.

🗳️ YOU CHOOSE WHAT'S NEXT The Archive is deep — Judith Lee? Max Carrados? Violet Strange? Sherlock Holmes? Father Brown? Lady Molly? Raffles? Dr Thorndyke? Arsène Lupin? Vote in the poll, or tell us in the comments which classic you want to hear by lamplight.

💬 QUESTION FOR THE COMMENTS Footprints in the sand or fluff in a latchkey — which of Thorndyke's methods impressed you more? 🕵️

🕒 CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 02:02 - Part One - The Man with the Nailed Shoes 1:04:24 - Part Two - The Man with the Nailed Shoes 1:58:20 - Interlude 1:58:48 - Part One - The Stranger’s Latchkey 2:26:49 - Part Two - The Stranger’s Latchkey 2:51:50 - Closing

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🧾 CREDITS Narrated and produced by Nocturnal Tales. Story by R. Austin Freeman (public domain).

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