Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

By Emmuska Orczy

From the author of 'The Scarlet Pimpernell', comes a series of 12 stories featuring one of literature’s first female detectives. Molly Robertson-Kirk a.k.a. Lady Molly shares the same mental prowess as C. Auguste Dupin and Sherlock Holmes but brings a woman’s wit to the table making for a formidable crime buster. Join her as she solves the crimes that plague the hills and highlands of Inverness, Scotland.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Start Classics
• Release date: Apr 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9781609777609

Emmuska Orczy

Baroness Orczy (1865–1947) was initially born in Hungary but raised throughout Europe. She was educated in Brussels, London, Paris and Budapest where she studied creative arts. In 1899, Orczy would publish her first novel entitled, The Emperor's Candlesticks. It wasn’t a massive success but led to more writing opportunities including a series of detective stories. A few years later, she wrote and produced a stage play called The Scarlet Pimpernel, which she’d later adapt into a novel. It went on to become her most famous work and is considered a literary masterpiece of the twentieth century.

Reviews for Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

[kathleen586 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very nice collection of short mystery stories. The ending was very unexpected, and I really liked it apart from the fact that there was an enormous plot hole (a man falls in love with his half-sister)! (I don't know how the author didn't notice that.)

[missclark_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Mystery stories with a sharp and intelligent female lead!