THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER
By Baroness Orczy
Read by Martyn Swain
7 hours 04 minutes
An old man sits in the corner of a London tea house. It is the early years of the 20th century. In comes a young lady reporter, and a conversation ensues. “Mysteries!” he comments. “There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation.” At first, the reporter wants to terminate the exchange, swiftly. But she cannot walk away when a notorious unsolved murder becomes the topic of their conversation and this slightly disreputable yet decided character declares that the solution, of course, is obvious! Continue Reading →
