Baroness Orczy

The Old Man in the Corner Baroness Orczy

The Old Man in the Corner by Baroness Emmuska Orczy

An old man with no name sits in the corner of a cozy London tea shop and, without moving from his seat, solves puzzling crimes reported to him by an admiring journalist. Using only methods of pure deduction, the eccentric and self-assured detective unravels the mysteries behind a wide range of criminal acts, from gruesome murders ("The Lisson Grove Mystery") and daring robberies ("The Affair at the Theater of novelty ") to brilliant deceptions (" The Liverpool Mystery ") and deadly blackmail schemes (" The murder of Miss Pebmarsh ").
Set on the fog-shrouded streets of London, where gas lamps flicker in the gloom and details of grisly crimes dot the pages of newspapers, these witty and well-crafted stories from the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel are among the first and large collections of detective novels. They will delight Sherlock Holmes devotees and other mystery-loving fans.