The Blind Detective

The thrilling inter-war mystery series

Christina Koning

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English

Allison & Busby
01 April 2023

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Blind Detective

First published as Line of Sight under A. C. Koning.

London, 1927. Frederick Row lands, 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 calls to her secret lover, Fred's boss, Gerald Willoughby, he overhears something very sinister ... When a murder victim is discovered, Fred takes it upon himself to risk everything to protect the w omen he has fallen in love with.

By: Christina Koning
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9780749029531
ISBN 10: 0749029536
Series: Blind Detective
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christina Koning has worked as a journalist, reviewing fiction for The Times,and has taught Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and Birkbeck,University of London. From 2013 to 2015, she was Royal Literary Fund Fellowat Newnham College, Cambridge. She won the Encore Prize in 1999 and waslong-listed for the Orange Prize in the same year.