Blind Traveler Down a Dark River

By Robert P. Bennett

Blind Traveler Down a Dark River is the story of Douglas Abledan, a blind man using a GPS unit to navigate the world. One day the device malfunctions. He stumbles upon the scene of a murder about to take place. Due to the confusion caused by the failure of his technology, it isn't until he hears a radio announcer reporting an accidental shooting that pieces start falling into place. Unable to convince authorities to look into the matter, he launches his own investigation.In the year 2021 increasing global earthquakes threaten civilization's infrastructure. Unimat Incorporated is trying to stop the destruction by introducing a new building material. Special interests are up in arms. Environmentalists blame technology for the problem and want a different solution. Steel workers worry about jobs and safety. Now someone has hired a contract killer to stop the project. How can Abledan expose the killer without becoming a target?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615643809
• ISBN13: 9780615643809
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Robert P. Bennett
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Blindness in the Year 2021

What would it be like to be blinded as an adult? If it happens in 2021, the technology for blind people will afford them a nearly normal life, at least that's how author Robert Bennett envisions the future. A social worker with a background in criminal justice, he has written a gripping murder mystery starring a blind man, who, with the help of his GPS navigation system, is able to investigate and track down a killer. I thoroughly enjoyed this page-turner and wouldn't be a bit surprised if the technology described in the book comes to pass. Francine Silverman [...]

I really enjoyed this book.

I really enjoyed this book. I often find that science fiction novels have characters that aren't very well developed: they fall short of "real" and I'm not moved to really care about them. This book really delivers. The best way I can describe it is that it is a unique blend of a great science fiction story and an old-fashioned detective novel. The added bonus is the characters are not one-dimensional: they are believable, interesting and diverse. I wonder what is next for Douglas Abledan?

I love this book!

This is an incredibly constructed story filled with suspense, intrigue and plausibility. Robert P. Bennett is a master at weaving an intricate plot that gains momentum with each page and delivers a fiery conclusion. His writing style is tight, succint and provocative. I recommend this book to anyone looking for an exciting escape into mystery, technology and the high stakes game of big business. "Blind Traveler Down A Dark River" will make a fantastic movie. Robert P. Bennett is a creative genius!

Great and Exciting Book

Set in the not too distant future in New York City, the book Blind Traveler Down a Dark River is an exciting, well constructed, fast moving story of a blind computer expert caught up in a intricate murder story involving high technology and environmental terrorism. The main character is blind and moves around New York city in general and Brooklyn in particular using advanced electronics that tell him where he is and what is around him. Forced into being a detective by circumstances beyond his control, he finds himself in he middle of a murder case which he must solve. This is an exciting and believable story of a man who uses the high technology that helps him get around in the world to solve a case that the police cannot! I found it to be on of the most exciting and believable books I have read in a long time! Kudos to the author Robert Bennett! My advice to everyone....Get the book! Read it! It will be one of the best books you will read this year!

Fast-Moving, Intelligent Plot

This book is a real find: believable science fiction, with a rousing plot line, a real page-turner! I couldn't put it down. Hard to believe this is the writer's first published novel. I love that the hero (totally lacking in self-pity or even resentment -- both of which would be understandable) functions courageously in the world, even though his somewhat-recent lost of sight means he is still not comfortable with the technology that he relies upon! The writer (no stranger to disability himself) presents his hero as a whole being who happens not to be able to see, who never plays the victim, although he walks the knife's edge of safety throughout the book. The characters are finely etched and fully support the well-rounded story, and I didn't see the ending in sight until it was over. Great book!