The Best Max Carrados Detective Stories

By Ernest Bramah and Ernest Bramah Smith

Book Overview

Sightless detective Max Carrados solved his first cases in Edwardian London, in the early days of the 20th century when the city was the beating heart of the vast British Empire. This collection contains the very best tales of the blind sleuth, 10 adventures that range from his first challenge, "The Coin of Dionysus," to mysteries set during the World War I era and the early 1920s.
Like Sherlock Holmes, Max Carrados debuted in The Strand magazine, and his stories rivaled those of the Baker Street detective in popularity. Since then, compilation volumes of the frequently anthologized tales have long been out of print and hard to find. This collection offers an excellent introduction to the suave private investigator whose deductive skills are surpassed only by his perceptive powers, which enable him to hear a heartbeat from across the room. Carrados' creator, Ernest Bramah, was one of the few authors in the early days of detective fiction who could combine physical and intellectual thrills with imagination and stylistic brilliance. Brimming with charm and humor, these vintage stories are utterly unique in the field of detective literature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486814807
• ISBN13: 9780486814803
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A Great Blind Master Detective

Max Carrados, the blind detective was given birth to by Ernest Bramah. Even being blind, Max could tell you almost minute details of a person seeking his help. Sherlock Holmes could do it by just looking at the person but Max had to rely on his inner intuition and most of the time he was correct. Ernest Bramah was born in Manchester, England in 1868. Oddly enough he started out as a farmer, then drifting into journalism. He is believed to have lived in China for awhile as he was also the author of, Kai Lung, a story teller in ancient China. I have not read these tales; I do not know how hard they are to find. The Max carrados tales were mostly written in the 1920's. Aside from this book, I know he has other stories out there but I havent been able to find them. Max Carrados has always intrigued me; b eing able to solve difficult mysteries with no seeing capacity. Some of the tales in this book are:The coin of Dionysius; the Knight's Cross Signal Problem; The mystery of the poisoned Dish of Mushrooms(a very special mystery) and 4-5 others.