This meticulously edited crime & mystery collection includes the spy novels, thrillers, murder mysteries and detective stories from the author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel.
Novels:
The Emperor’s Candlesticks
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk
The Heart of a Woman (A True Woman)
Short Stories:
The Old Man in the Corner
The Fenchurch Street Mystery
A Millionaire in the Dock
His Deduction
The Robbery in Phillimore Terrace
A Night’s Adventure
All He Knew
The York Mystery
The Capital Charge
A Broken-Hearted Woman
The Mysterious Death on the Underground Railway
The Liverpool Mystery
A Cunning Rascal
The Edinburgh Mystery
A Terrible Plight
Non Proven
Undeniable Facts
The Theft at the English Provident Bank
Conflicting Evidence
An Alibi
The Dublin Mystery
Forgery
A Memorable Day
An Unparalleled Outrage (The Brighton Mystery)
The Prisoner
A Sensation
The Regent’s Park Murder
The Motive
Friends
The De Genneville Peerage (The Birmingham Mystery)
A High-Bred Gentleman
The Living and the Dead
The Mysterious Death in Percy Street
Suicide or Murder
The End
Unravelled Knots
The Khaki Tunic
The Ingres Masterpiece
The Pearl Necklace
The Russian Prince
The Mysterious Tragedy in Bishop’S Road
The Dog’S Tooth Cliff
The Tytherton Case
The Brudenell Court
The White Carnation
The Montmartre Hat
The Miser of Maida Vale
The Fulton Gardens Mystery
A Moorland Tragedy
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
The Ninescore Mystery
The Frewin Miniatures
The Irish-Tweed Coat
The Fordwych Castle Mystery
A Day’s Folly
A Castle in Brittany
A Christmas Tragedy
The Bag of Sand
The Man in the Inverness Cape
The Woman in the Big Hat
Sir Jeremiah’s Will
The End
Skin o’ My Tooth
The Murder in Saltashe Woods
The Case of the Sicilian Prince
The Duffield Peerage Case –
The Kazan Pearls
The Case of Major Gibson
The Inverted Five
The Turquoise Stud
Overwhelming Evidence
The Case of Mrs. Norris
The Murton-Braby Murder
A Shot in the Night
The Hungarian Landowner
Despre autor
Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865-1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright. She is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ego of Sir Percy Blakeney, a wealthy English fop who transforms into a formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist, establishing the ‘hero with a secret identity’ into popular culture.