The Case Of Miss Elliott (Old Man in the Corner)

In the title story, a young matron from a convalescent home is found dead in a quiet Maida Vale street. The Daily Telegraph ran an article headed Murder or Suicide on the subject of the mysterious death. In The Hocussing of Cigarette an earl s racehorse is the victim of attempted poisoning. Who Stole the Black Diamonds concerns a mystery that bewilders police and diplomats across Europe. All of the twelve detective stories in this volume are puzzled over by Orczy s mysterious armchair detective, the Old Man In The Corner .