For readers who love the original super hero novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Baroness Orczy is a well-loved name. She changed the game for adventure novels, and also tried her hand at mystery novels. In the reprinted book series, The Teahouse Detective. He is a grumpy detective, full of terrible manners and a foul nature. However, he is extremely good at what he does and can unravel some of the most complicated crimes that the police are unable to solve. Much like Watson in Sherlock Holmes, Polly Burton tells the story of bizarre mysteries, such as a missing prince, and shows how our Teahouse detective solves the crime, before retiring to a Fleet Street cafe to complain.
Baroness Orczy tells a fun story, but like Sherlock Holmes, the Teahouse Detective can occasionally be a bit much. Still, the stories are fun to read and a great peak at British life and crime mystery.
Unraveled Knots: The Tea House Detective is available now from Pushkin Press.
