The Best Dr. Thorndyke Detective Stories, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 1973, is a selection of detective stories written by R. Austin Freeman, with a new introduction by E. F. Bleiler written specially for the present edition.

The original source for each story in this collection is indicated in the note on sources, p. 275.

Contents:
- The Case of Oscar Brodski
- A Case of Premeditation
- The Echo of a Mutiny
- The Mandarin's Pearl
- The Blue Sequin
- The Moabite Cipher
- The Aluminium Dagger
- 31 New Inn