The Blind Detective

Christina Koning

£8.99

London, 1927. Frederick Rowlands, an injured war veteran, works as a switchboard operator in the city. After being blinded by shrapnel in the First World War, Fred had to adapt and quickly develop his other senses to survive in the bustling city post-war. When Fred comes into contact with elegant socialite, Lady Celia West, she instantly charms him. When he starts listening-in to Celia’s private calls to her secret lover, Fred’s boss, Gerald Willoughby, he overhears something very sinister. When a murder victim is discovered, Fred takes it upon himself to risk everything to protect the women he has fallen in love with.

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Publish Date: 16/02/2023
ISBN: 9780749029531 Category: Tag:

Description

First published as Line of Sight under A. C. Koning. London, summer 1927. Frederick Rowlands, a First World War veteran who was blinded at Ypres, is working as a switchboard operator in the City when an over-heard telephone conversation draws him into a murder case. From then on, his safe and conventional life, painstakingly reconstructed after the horrors he experienced in the trenches, is shaken to its very foundation. As Fred is drawn deeper into a web of lies and half-truths, he must rely on his remaining senses, as well as his remarkable memory, to uncover the shocking truth about the murder which threatens to undermine everything he holds dear.

Additional information

Weight 294 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 37 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

298

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K