Season's Savings | ₹5/mo for 3 months
₹199/month after first 3 months. Renews automatically. Terms apply.
The Singing Bone
Forensic Detective Stories
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping basket is already at capacity.
Add to cart failed.
Please try again later
Add to wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Remove from wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
₹0.00 for first 30 days
Season's Savings
₹5/month for first 3 months
Offer ends on 28 December, 2026.
Only ₹5/month for first 3 months.
Get 1 credit per month to use on any title of your choice.
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals.
₹199/month after first 3 months. Cancel anytime. Renews automatically. Offer ends 28 December, 2026.
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199.00 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.
Buy Now for ₹546.23
-
Narrated by:
-
AI Voice Kokoro TTS
-
Written by:
-
R. Austin Freeman
This title uses virtual voice narration
Virtual voice is computer-generated narration for audiobooks.
About this listen
*The Singing Bone* collects five classic forensic detective stories featuring Dr. Thorndyke, the pioneer of scientific detection in early 20th century crime fiction.
Written by R. Austin Freeman, the inventor of the inverted detective story, these tales center on trace evidence, fingerprint analysis, microscopic clues and logical deduction. The collection includes the locked-room death of a stolen gem collector, a mutiny and murder on a sailing ship, a blackmailer's fatal revenge, a long-con prison fraud, and the famous "camel's blood" case that exposes a clever burglar through a single bloodstained handkerchief.
Long before modern forensic crime dramas, Dr. Thorndyke solves crimes not by coincidence, but by the smallest physical details: a broken teacup, a splinter of wood, a footprint in mud, and a single drop of blood that should have been human.
This is essential reading for fans of classic Golden Age mystery, Sherlock Holmes, and police procedurals built on real detective science.
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
Continue the series
No reviews yet