The Old Man in the CornerThe original armchair detective From the creator of Scarlet Pimpernel comes an equally memorable character a sleuth like no other. A nameless old man sits in the corner of a cosy London tea shop, and without leaving his seat, solves baffling crimes reported to him by a journalist. Using just deduction and ratiocination, the old man in the corner unravels the solutions to a range of criminal cases from sensational murders ('The Lisson Grove Mystery')

But the more time you save

eager to take advantage of booming trade

Chosen for Simon Mayo's Radio 2 Book Club

taking risks

Historic Maps and View of Paris

locations and sets

As the age of the car as we know it comes to an end

Although she's only two years old

and vividly drawn characters yet

And then - a horrible and sudden diagnosis of breast cancer which had metastasised

but he’s up against a homunculus servant of the evil dragon

He's the person who will baptise your children