num_pages: 156
description: A nameless, eccentric old man, sitting in the corner of a cozy London tea shop, uses pure deduction to solve a series of baffling crimes -- from gruesome murders and cases of deadly blackmail, to daring thefts and brilliant deceptions. For devotees of Sherlock Holmes: ingenious, well-crafted stories by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel. 
language: English
title: The Old Man in the Corner
titlecomplete: The Old Man in the Corner (Teahouse Detective, #1)
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Crime, Classics, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Short Stories, Detective, Mystery, British Literature
ratings_count: 1023
series: Teahouse Detective
publisher: Echo Library