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Blind Detective volume 3
Pub. Date
2023
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First published as Time of Flight under A. C. Koning. May 1931. For blind First World War veteran Frederick Rowlands, the craze for flying holds little interest - after all, he is unlikely ever to set foot in an aeroplane himself. However, a chance meeting with a famous flier draws Rowlands into the glamorous, and dangerous, world of aviation. When a body is discovered in one of the hangars at Hendon aerodrome, he finds himself buffeted by a turbulent...
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Blind Detective volume 6
Pub. Date
2023
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First published as Twist of Fate under A. C. Koning. Summer, 1937. Fred Rowland's peaceful holiday is Cornwall is derailed when a fellow hotel guest and film star is found dead. Fred soon learns that this death took place under suspicious circumstances and finds himself tied up in the police investigation. When his old flame, Secret Service agent Iris Barnes arrives, it becomes clear that this murder has links to the political turmoil of the Spanish...
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2023
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First published as Out of Shot under A. C. Koning. Berlin, 1933. The Nazi regime is gaining devastating power as Hitler is appointed Chancellor and stark oppression begins to unfold in Germany, blind war veteran Frederick Rowlands takes on the most challenging investigation of his life . A glamorous film star has been murdered and the menacing political undercurrents drag Rowlands into the heart of the German film industry. Rowlands discovers that...
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Blind Detective volume 5
Pub. Date
2023
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First published as End of Term under A. C. Koning. Cambridge, 1935. Frederick Rowlands, blind war veteran, is happily married to his wife Edith. The couple are attending an event at St Gertrude's College when they hear about the suspicious death of a research student. Fred was one of the last people to see the student alive and consequently he becomes pivotal to uncovering the truth. While on the hunt to identify the killer, Fred is shocked to learn...
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Blind Detective volume 7
Pub. Date
2023
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Ireland, 1939. The Second World War looms ever closer. Blind war veteran, Frederick Rowlands, seeks refuge in the neutral grounds of Ireland under the orders of Lady Celia Swift, whose husband, Lord Castleford, has been receiving mysterious death threats . When a body is discovered, Castleford finds himself being accused of a murder he did not commit. As Castleford's trial begins, Fred must fight for his friend's innocence and to save his reputation....
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Blind Detective volume 2
Pub. Date
2023
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First published as Game of Chance under A. C. Koning. 1929. War veteran, Frederick Rowlands, has escaped the bustle of London to a small holding in Kent. Despite the challenges of his blindness, Fred has established a secure life for his family in the countryside. But things are not as they seem. One afternoon, Fred bumps into an old friend, Chief Inspector Douglas, who asks for his assistance in uncovering the killer of an alluring dancer. The serenity...
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Blind Detective volume 1
Pub. Date
2023
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First published as Line of Sight under A. C. Koning. 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...
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