The Red Thumb Mark
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THE RED
THUMB MARK
BY
R. AUSTIN FREEMAN
AUTHOR OF "THE SINGING BONE," "THE BLUE SCARAB," ETC.
NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD & COMPANY
1924
CONTENTS
Preface v I. My Learned Brother 1 II. The Suspect 10 III. A Lady in the Case 27 IV. Confidences 48 V. The "Thumbograph" 65 VI. Committed for Trial 79 VII. Shoals and Quicksands 94 VIII. A Suspicious Accident 105 IX. The Prisoner 115 X. Polton is Mystified 128 XI. The Ambush 143 XII. It Might Have Been 166 XIII. Murder by Post 179 XIV. A Startling Discovery 199 XV. The Finger Print Experts 215 XVI. Thorndyke Plays His Card 258 XVII. At Last 296
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