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Published 1908, out of copyright. A series of fairly decent detective stories with a plot twist that makes them *very* worth a read - and a plot twist that may even make the reader crave a re-read.
Dashing girl reporter Polly Burton plays Doctor Watson to the eponymous (and also anonymous) armchair detective in the corner of a London cafe that both frequent. These tales aren't as atmospheric as Sherlock Holmes, or even as THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, but they offer some interesting detection puzzles that play fair with the reader.
These are Orczy in a relatively realistic mode, and I think the stories gain in quality as a result.
A content note is given for unfortunate period beliefs (re: physical disability equating to moral disability in particular) expressed by subjective narrators.
I can't say much in this review for fear of spoiling individual stories, but these are good for their kind and at least one plot twist is more than worth the price of reading. I don't think anyone who clicks will be disappointed in their expectations.
Dashing girl reporter Polly Burton plays Doctor Watson to the eponymous (and also anonymous) armchair detective in the corner of a London cafe that both frequent. These tales aren't as atmospheric as Sherlock Holmes, or even as THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, but they offer some interesting detection puzzles that play fair with the reader.
These are Orczy in a relatively realistic mode, and I think the stories gain in quality as a result.
A content note is given for unfortunate period beliefs (re: physical disability equating to moral disability in particular) expressed by subjective narrators.
I can't say much in this review for fear of spoiling individual stories, but these are good for their kind and at least one plot twist is more than worth the price of reading. I don't think anyone who clicks will be disappointed in their expectations.
