Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
About this audiobook
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 the author
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.
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.
