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The Old Man in the Corner

• Author: Baroness Emmuska Orczy Orczy First Published: 2017-11-30
• Genres: Literature Reads: 1
• Words: 69455 Status: Completed
• Score: 5.0 (0)

A classic collection of mysteries by the author of The Scarlet PimpernelMysteries! There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation.So says a rather down-at-heel elderly gentleman to young Polly Burton of the Evening Observer, in the corner of the ABC teashop on Norfolk Street one afternoon. Once she has forgiven him ...