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True fans of classic detective fiction need to make the acquaintance of consummate investigator Max Carrados. Blinded in a horseback riding accident, Carrados has sharpened his other senses to an almost uncanny degree—and he exploits this advantage ruthlessly when pursuing a criminal. This volume brings together some of the best stories featuring Carrados..
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You can't go wrong with a classic detective. I did enjoy this one, but hoped for longer stories. They were over too fast for me. Still, a great read for anyone who loves a good detective.
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- Canonical title
- Max Carrados
- Original publication date
- 1914
- People/Characters
- Max Carrados
- Important places
- The Turrets, Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
- First words
- It was eight o'clock at night and raining, scarcely a time when a business so limited in its clientele as that of a coin dealer could hope to attract any customer, but a light was still showing in the small shop that bore ove... (show all)r its window the name of Baxter, and in the even smaller office at the back the proprietor himself sat reading the latest Pall Mall.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"So, Inspector, you could not wait for me, after all?" was his greeting.
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 29
- ASINs
- 9
