The Robthorne Mystery

About “The Robthorne Mystery”

The book is the seventeenth in a long-running mystery series featuring Dr. Launcelot Priestley. When one of the Robthorne twins dies by suicide, questions arise about which twin it was and whether the death was truly a suicide or a murder. Dr. Priestley, a well-known crime investigator, is called to examine the case after Mr. Robthorne is found shot in the greenhouse of his twin brother's country estate. Through a chain of damning evidence, Dr. Priestley solves the mystery, presenting one of the most skillful examples of crime detection in the work of author John Rhode.