Dr. Priestley

72 books in series
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The Paddington Mystery Summary

A special release of the very first crime novel by John Rhode, introducing Dr Priestley, the genius detective who would go on to appear in more than 70 bestselling crime novels during the Golden Age.

When Harold Merefield returned home in the early hours of a winter morning from a festive little party at that popular nightclub, the ‘Naxos’, he was startled by a gruesome discovery. On his bed was a corpse.

There was nothing to show the identity of the dead man or the cause of his death. At the inquest, the jury found a verdict of ‘Death from Natural Causes’ – perhaps they were right, but yet . . . ?

Harold determined to investigate the matter for himself and sought the help of Professor Priestley, who, by the simple but unusual method of logical reasoning, succeeded in throwing light upon what proved to be a very curious affair indeed.

This Detective Club classic is introduced by crime writing historian and expert Tony Medawar, who looks at how John Rhode, who also wrote as Miles Burton and as Cecil Waye, became one of the best-selling and most popular British authors of the Golden Age.

©2018 John Rhode (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers
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  • Book 41

    Bricklayer's Arms [Shadow of a Crime] cover art

    • Bricklayer's Arms [Shadow of a Crime]

    • By: John Rhode
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  • Book 42

    Death in Harley Street cover art
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    The Lake House cover art
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  • Book 49

    Up the Garden Path [The Fatal Garden] cover art

    • Up the Garden Path [The Fatal Garden]

    • By: John Rhode
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  • Book 52

    Dr. Goodwood's Locum [Affair of the Substitute Doctor] cover art

    • Dr. Goodwood's Locum [Affair of the Substitute Doctor]

    • By: John Rhode
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  • Book 54

    Death in Wellington Road cover art
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  • Book 55

    Death at the Dance cover art
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  • Book 56

    By Registered Post [The Mysterious Suspect] cover art

    • By Registered Post [The Mysterious Suspect]

    • By: John Rhode
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  • Book 57

    Death at the Inn [The Case of the Forty Thieves] cover art

    • Death at the Inn [The Case of the Forty Thieves]

    • By: John Rhode
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  • Book 58

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  • Book 60

    The Domestic Agency [Grave Matters] cover art

    • The Domestic Agency [Grave Matters]

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