Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, Baroness Orczy
Lady Molly of Scotland Yard, Baroness Orczy
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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard

Author: Baroness Orczy

Narrator: Christine Rendel

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Published: 02/15/2022

Synopsis

LADY MOLLY OF SCOTLAND YARD is a collection of short stories about Molly Robertson-Kirk, an early fictional female detective. First published in 1910, Orczy's female detective was the precursor of the lay sleuth who relies on brains rather than brawn. As well as being one of the first novels to feature a female detective as the main character, Orczy's outstandingly successful and brilliant police officer preceded her real-life female counterparts by a decade.Lady Molly, like her fictional contemporaries, most often succeeded because she recognized domestic clues foreign to male experience. Her shocking entry into the male domain of the police is forgivable when it is discovered that her motive is to save her fiancé from a false accusation. Once her superior intuition has triumphed, Lady Molly very properly marries and leaves the force.As narrated by her adoring sidekick, Mary Granard, Lady Molly's adventures are very much of their time but still great fun to read or listen to.

About Baroness Orczy

Baroness Emma Orczy (1865–1945) was born in Hungary, the daughter of a baron. Raised in wealth among the aristocracy, she determined to achieve success as a painter and illustrator before starting a writing career. She wrote in English, although she did not speak the language until she was fifteen, and she produced many short stories and detective novels. Her greatest success came with the historical adventure novel The Scarlet Pimpernel.

About Christine Rendel

Christine Rendel is a British-born audiobook narrator living in New York City. With an acting and musical background, as well as a long healthcare career, she has narrated nearly forty fiction and nonfiction books for major publishers as well as small independent houses. Her favorite genres include cozy mystery, romance, drama, fantasy, and biography. Christine maintains a professional home studio on the end of eastern Long Island, where she loves to narrate and produce audiobooks, surrounded by nature, her family, two dogs, and a lot of Koi fish. Christine is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, the Audio Publishers Association, and Actors' Equity Association.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louie the Mustache on February 01, 2023

For my Geek blog called the Mustache and the Beard, my buddy and I usually celebrate March as a month for Women's Empowerment. This allows us, two male Grey Geeks, an opportunity to feature female-centric properties during an exclusive month. Lady Molly of Scotland Yard is supposed to be the first f......more

Goodreads review by Eva on September 03, 2022

So was anybody going to tell me that Emmuska Orczy wrote a knockoff genderbent Sherlock Holmes collection in 1910 that is even gayer than the original or was I just supposed to find out myself?......more

Goodreads review by Devi on March 01, 2023

I read this for a book club and it was decent for what it was- a collection of mysteries solved by Lady Molly (aka Girlock Holmes as my husband called her 😂) written in the early 1900s. My main issue with it (besides the uncomfortable amount of times the author used the word “ejaculated” instead of......more

Goodreads review by Hannah on January 24, 2024

Written in 1910 by the creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Lady Molly joins Scotland Yard to help clear her lover's name after a murder. The book is a series of short stories written by her maid/companion, relating the various cases the pair solved during her ladyship's time with the Met. Lady Molly a......more

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