The Case of Miss Elliott
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The Case of Miss Elliott by Baroness Orczy
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 café 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.
". . 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
"The first and greatest armchair detective."
—Ellery Queen
"A literary tour-de-force."
—E.F. Beiler
—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
"The first and greatest armchair detective."
—Ellery Queen
"A literary tour-de-force."
—E.F. Beiler
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.
| SKU | GOR011370960 |
| ISBN 13 | 9781782275336 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782275339 |
| Title | The Case of Miss Elliott |
| Author | Baroness Orczy |
| Series | The Teahouse Detective |
| Condition | Good |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2019-01-31 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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