The Old Man in the Corner: Where the Police Fail, an Eccentric Amateur Sleuth Unravels London's Darkest Crimes over a Cup of Milk.

In the bustling warmth of a London A.B.C. tea shop, a mild-mannered man with pale eyes and trembling fingers sits in the corner, idly tying complicated knots into a piece of string. To the untrained eye, he is a mere eccentric. But to the frustrated detectives of Scotland Yard, and the ambitious young journalist Polly Burton, he is the sharpest mind in the British Empire.

Edward Richardson delivers a masterclass in classic detective fiction with The Old Man in the Corner. Journey through the...