The Blind Detective
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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.
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The Blind Detective is a 1-book series first released in 2013 with contributions by A.C. Koning and Christina Koning.
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An enjoyable, well written novel where an ordinary man is turned amateur detective after overhearing a call at his telephone exchange. Rowlands, lives in a world devoid of sight - having been blinded in Ypres. He has learned to survive, indeed flourish, until he is drawn into mystery that turns into murder.
The twist surprised me sufficiently but it was never about the murder for me - I enjoyed this as a character study. A man learning to rely on the rest of his senses to replace his ruined vision. Dealing with the horrible shadows of war, where his last visions are nightmares.
I look forward to reading more of this series.