What a gem! Utterly awesome reading by the fine Andy Minter featuring Max Carrados: The Blind Sleuth
Four Max Carrodos Detective Storiesby Ernest Bramah Ernest Bramah is mainly known for his ‘Kai Lung’ books - Dorothy L Sayers often used quotes from them for her chapter headings. In his lifetime however he was equally well known for his detective stories. Since Sherlock Holmes we have had French detectives, Belgian detectives, aristocratic detectives, royal detectives, ecclesiastical detectives, drunken detectives and even a (very) few quite normal happily married detectives. Max Carrados was however probably the first blind detective. (Summary by Andy Minter) Let’s delve into the intriguing world of Max Carrados, the fictional blind detective created by Ernest Bramah. These captivating stories, first published in 1914, showcase Carrados’s remarkable abilities despite his visual impairment. So, grab your magnifying glass and join us on this literary investigation. Max Carrados: The Blind Sleuth Background and IntroductionMax Carrados is no ordinary detective. Despite losing his sight...