title: Manhattan Mayhem: New Crime Stories from Mystery Writers of America
author: Mary Higgins Clark
description: Looking to take a literary vacation? Head to Manhattan with<i>Manhattan Mayhem</i>.  <i>Creative Loafing</i><br /><br />MWA Grand Master Clark has assembled an impressive roster of talent for this strong anthology...The MWA has once again produced an anthology thats a must for every mystery fan.<i>Publishers Weekly</i>
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  THE YORK MYSTERY
  
  
    
    
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  # THE YORK MYSTERY
  
  
  ### Baroness Orczy
  
  
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  * CHAPTER VII. THE YORK MYSTERY
  
  
  * CHAPTER VIII. THE CAPITAL CHARGE
  
  
  * CHAPTER IX. A BROKEN-HEARTED WOMAN
  
  
  
  
  
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  ### CHAPTER VII. THE YORK MYSTERY
  
  
  THE man in the corner looked quite cheerful that morning; he had had
  
  
  two glasses of milk and had even gone to the extravagance of an extra
  
  
  cheese-cake. Polly knew that he was itching to talk police and murders,
  
  
  for he east furtive glances at her from time to time, produced a bit of
  
  
  string, tied and untied it into scores of complicated knots, and
  
  
  finally, bringing out his pocket-book, he placed two or thr