What did 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 (18651947) was a Hungarian-born British author, best known for her Scarlet Pimpernel novels. Her Teahouse Detective, who features in The Case of Miss Elliott, 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. The Old Man in the Corner is also available from Pushkin Vertigo.