Another classic collection of mysteries from the Golden Age of British crime writing by the author of The Scarlet PimpernelIt has been twenty years since Polly Burton last saw the Teahouse Detective but one foggy afternoon she stumbles into a Fleet Street cafe and chances upon the cantankerous sleuth again The years have not softened his manner nor dulled his appetite for unravelling the most tortuous of conspiracies shedding light on mysteries that have confounded the finest minds of the policeHow did Prince Orsoff disappear from his railway carriage inbetween stations How could the Ingres masterpiece be seen in two places at once And what is the truth behind the story of the bloodstained tunic that exonerated its ownerFrom the comfort of his seat by the fire the Teahouse Detective sets his brilliant mind to work once moreBaroness Orczy 18651947 was a Hungarianborn British author best known for her Scarlet Pimpernel novels Her Teahouse Detective who features in Unravelled Knots was one of the first fictional sleuths created in response to the Sherlock Holmes stories huge success Initially serialised in magazines the stories in this collection were first published in book form in 1908 and have since been adapted for radio television and film Two other collections of Teahouse Detective mysteries are available from Pushkin Vertigo