

A blind man should be the last person to solve crimes-yet Max Carrados is the most formidable detective in Edwardian London. Robbed of his sight by a riding accident, Carrados has trained his remaining senses to an almost uncanny pitch: he reads newsprint with his fingertips,...


A man who cannot see, yet perceives more than those blessed with sight-here, the fog-laced streets of Edwardian London are not only the backdrop for crime, but the very canvas upon which intellect and intuition paint their masterpieces. In these vintage mystery novels, the boundaries...




INTRODUCTIONIN offering a series of stories which continue the adventures of a group of characters already introduced to the reading public, a writer is inevitably at a certain disadvantage. In contriving their first appearance he has been able to select both the occasion and...