Early Investigations of Lyle Thorne: Mysteries from the Golden Age of Detection (Reverend Lyle Thorne Mysteries) - Softcover

This is the third book in the Reverend Lyle Thorne series, however the books can be read in any order. These cases give further insight into the character of Lyle Thorne and reveal some of the reasons why he eventually decides to take holy orders. Lyle Thorne investigates five cases spanning the years 1876 to 1889. In Thorne's first ever investigation, his father is accused of murder by a dead man... Having been told to meet his step-father at 1 p.m., a young boy sets off from home at 12.45 p.m. and is never seen alive again... Two twins plan and perfectly execute a murder... A baby disappears from the nursery of the London home of the Duke and Duchess of Albermarle... Thorne's investigations put a name to Jack the Ripper...

Ray Moore was born in Nottingham, England in 1950. He obtained his Masters Degree in Literature at Lancaster University in 1974 and then taught in secondary education for twenty-eight years before moving to Florida with his wife in 2002. For the next ten years, he taught English and Information Technology in the International Baccalaureate Program at Vanguard High School in Ocala. He retired in July 2012 and is now a full-time writer and fitness fanatic.