The Red Thumb Mark

Saw R. Austin Freeman referred to in [b:Goodbye, Mr. Chips 58657561 Goodbye, Mr. Chips James Hilton https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627587012l/58657561.SY75.jpg 2147442] as one of “Mr. Chips” favorite mystery authors.I can't say that I was very impressed. The “mystery” was pretty transparent from the start. Not much of a mystery at all. Seems a little wooden after all, with fairly stilted dialog. The effort at the end to pass itself off as a romance is really rather lame.