Richard Austin Freeman, yazarlık kariyerinin ilk yirmi beş yılında, dedektif kurgu dünyasında egemen olacak ve rakipsiz kalacak, çok sevilen ve unutulmaz Dr Thorndyke'ı tanıttı. 

Dr Thorndyke Serisi
1907 The Red Thumb Mark (Kanlı Parmak İzi)
1909 John Thorndyke's Cases / Dr Thorndyke's Cases
1911 The Eye of Osiris / The Vanishing Man (Osiris'in Gözü / Kaybolan Adam)
1912 The Mystery of 31 New Inn
1912 The Singing Bone / The Adventures of Dr Thorndyke
1914 A Silent Witness 
1918 The Great Portrait Mystery 
1922 Helen Vardon's Confession
1923 Dr Thorndyke's Case Book / The Blue Scarab
1923 The Cat's Eye
1924 The Mystery of Angelina Frood
1925 The Shadow of the Wolf 
1926 The D'Arblay Mystery 
1927 A Certain Dr Thorndyke 
1927 The Magic Casket 
1927 The Puzzle Lock 
1928 As a Thief in the Night (Geceleyin Bir Hırsız)
1929 The Famous Cases of Dr Thorndyke / The Dr Thorndyke Omnibus
1930 Dr Thorndyke Investigates 
1930 Mr Pottermack's Oversight
1931 Pontifex, Son and Thorndyke
1933 Dr Thorndyke Intervenes
1934 For the Defence
1936 The Penrose Mystery
1937 Felo De Se? / Death At the Inn
1938 The Stoneware Monkey
1940 Mr Polton Explains
1942 The Jacob Street Mystery /The Unconscious Witness
1973 The Best Dr. Thorndyke Detective Stories

Romanlar
1905 The Golden Pool
1913 The Unwilling Adventurer
1914 A Savant's Vendetta / The Uttermost Farthing
1928 Flighty Phyllis
1932 When Rogues Fall Out / Dr. Thorndyke's Discovery
1986 The Queen's Treasure (Clifford Ashdown ismiyle)