Tag: Victorian forensic thriller
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R. Austin Freeman and the Victorian forensic thriller
Anthony Papagiannis Thessaloniki, Greece Richard Austin Freeman, c. 1935. W.L. Briant. Via Encyclopædia Britannica. Many people today are acquainted with well-known books and television series of forensic crime fiction. The modern detective fiction writer is expected to provide detailed descriptions of autopsies, current technology, pharmacology, and toxicology. Yet, even in this relatively new version…