4 ms·
R. Austin Freeman claimed to be the inventor of the "inverted detective story" where all the clues are available to the reader. He started in 1909 with "The Red
by jet_32951 5y ago
R. Austin Freeman claimed to be the inventor of the "inverted detective story" where all the clues are available to the reader. He started in 1909 with "The Red Thumb Mark" which incidentally damages Francis Galton's assertion that fingerprint evidence required no corroboration. Find these on the Australian Gutenberg site.