{"product_id":"9781497659896","title":"The Old Man in the Corner","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant study in the art of logical deduction by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Scarlet Pimpernel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe sits in the corner of the A.B.C. café, a length of string in his fingers. As the afternoon winds down, he ties and unties intricate knots—in the string and in his mind. No one in the café knows his name, but the old man in the corner is the most brilliant sleuth in London. No matter how baffling the crime, he need only glance at the newspapers to know the culprit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSkeptical of the old man’s powers of ratiocination, journalist Polly Burton tests him. An industrialist blackmailed? A body found rotting in an abandoned barge? A will forged in far-off Dublin? The man in the corner cannot be stumped. As he eagerly informs the mystified Miss Burton, “There is no such thing as a mystery in connection with any crime, provided intelligence is brought to bear upon its investigation.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis ebook features a new introduction by Otto Penzler and has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136870793456,"sku":"9781497659896","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497659896_p0.jpg?v=1763702491","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497659896","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}