Reviews

A Silent Witness by R. Austin Freeman

justasking27's review against another edition

3.0

A classic Dr Thorndyke mystery, with yet another new narrator to keep the romance alive.

alexauthorshay's review against another edition

4.0

Aside from the short story collections, this was the first (maybe second) book I can remember not having Jervis as the narrator. I was a bit disappointed initially when I realized this, but in truth having a break from Jervis is a good thing, as he has a habit of saying over and over again that he doesn't understand how Thorndyke can make such deductions and that he can make "absolutely nothing of the facts" himself. It gets quite dry quite fast. On top of that, this is the first book where the protagonist was directly involved in the case--including more than one attempt on his life because of it. It was, by far, the most involving and action-based plot of the 7 Thorndyke volumes thus far.

vesper1931's review against another edition

4.0

Dr Humphrey Jardine, on one of his evening walks, discovers a body. But when he returns with the police it has disappeared. Now there are several attempts on his life. Soon Dr Thorndyke investigates the case, but what links will he find.
An enjoyable historical mystery
Originally written in 1914