In the corner of the ABC teashop on Norfolk Street, Polly Burton of the Evening Observer sets down her morning paper, filled with news of the latest outrages, and eagerly waits for her mysterious acquaintance to begin. For no matter how ghastly or confounding the crime, or how fiendishly tangled the plot, the Teahouse Detective can invariably find the solution without leaving the comfort of his cafe seat. Whatdid happen that tragic night to Miss Elliott? Who knows the truth about the stolen Black Diamonds? And what sinister workings are behind the curious disappearance of Count Collini? The police may be baffled, but rare is the mystery that eludes the brilliant Teahouse Detective.
Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) was a Hungarian-born British author, best known for her Scarlet Pimpernel novels. Her Teahouse Detective, who features in The Old Man in the Corner, was one of the first fictional sleuths created in response to the Sherlock Holmes stories' huge success. Initially serialised in magazines, the stories in this collection were first published in book form in 1908 and have since been adapted for radio, television and film. Two more collections of Teahouse Detective mysteries are forthcoming from Pushkin Vertigo.
Title: The Case of Miss Elliott: The Teahouse Detective
Author: Baroness Orczy
ISBN: 9781782275336
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Publisher: Pushkin Press
Publication Date: 2019-01-31
Number of Pages: 256
Weight: 0.3001 kg
A welcome reissue . . . a must-have for whodunit fans. - Publishers Weekly
Simple but effective... cleverly contrived. - Daily Mail
We are introduced to the undisputed master of Armchair Detectives. . . If you are collecting classics of crime fiction for your personal library, you will certainly want this alongside of the works of Arthur Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins, G. K. Chesterton, and the fictional detective he is most directly derived from: Poe's Dupin. - John Teel, Marshall University, PCA Mystery & Detective Fiction Reading List
The master sleuth... will delight fans of the golden age of British crime. - New Books Magazine
Perfect for cold winter days. I just wanted to snuggle up in a blanket and read these mysteries, trying to guess the endings... I can't recommend them enough. - Umut's Reviews
How gorgeous is the purple and gold cover! I was transported by these stories... worthy of the Golden Age crime writers themselves. - Vincent's Bookcase
The writing is brilliant, and attractive... so cozy and fun... unique. - Umut Reviews (blog)
The first and greatest armchair detective --Ellery Queen
A literary tour-de-force --E.F. Beiler
