"The Surprising Experiences of Mr. Shuttlebury Cobb" is a detective mystery novel by the author Dr. R. Austin Freeman, the famed creator of the 'Dr. Thorndyke' detective mystery novels. It follows the adventures of Shuttlebury Cobb, a solicitor of the Firm of Morlett and Griller. Cobb is on his assigned duties to visit a client's property, Elham Manor, which his firm is looking after. As he makes his way there, he is stunned when he stumbles upon a gang of thieves that take off when they see him. But the day's adventures are not over yet, for he is about to be arrested for trespassing on the manor's grounds…