The Old Man in the Corner
by Baroness Orczy
“The greatest criminal minds are no match for the man who never leaves his seat.”
From the quiet corner of a London teashop, an eccentric stranger unknots the city’s most baffling crimes using nothing but logic and a length of string. While Scotland Yard remains stumped, this mysterious armchair detective reveals the truth behind every impossible mystery to a fascinated young journalist.
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