Bravo of London: And 'the Bunch of Violets'

The classic crime novel featuring blind detective Max Carrados, whose popularity rivalled that of Sherlock Holmes, is now available with a new introduction and an extra short story. Max Carrados is a blind detective whose stories by Ernest Bramah appeared in the Strand Magazine from 1914 alongside Sherlock Holmes. This edition includes the sole uncollected short story 'The Bunch of Violets' and investigates the impact of Bramah's blind detective on the genre.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 20 September 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

The iconic crime novel, featuring the brilliant blind detective Max Carrados, whose fame rivaled that of Sherlock Holmes, is now re-released with a fresh introduction and an additional short story.

Nestled in his quaint curio shop, Julian Joolby is meticulously crafting a grand scheme to undermine the financial system of the world by inundating the Oriental market with counterfeit banknotes. However, this malevolent mastermind has underestimated the formidable Max Carrados, the charismatic and ingenious investigator whose visual impairment grants him heightened senses that ordinary detectives fail to perceive.

Max Carrados, a blind detective, graced the pages of Ernest Bramah's stories, which appeared alongside Sherlock Holmes in the esteemed Strand Magazine from 1914 onwards. These tales, often featuring top billing, were compiled into three highly successful volumes, culminating in the full-length novel "The Bravo of London" (1934). George Orwell hailed it as one of the few detective stories since Poe that are truly worth re-reading. Within these 25 captivating stories, Carrados engaged in a mind-boggling battle of wits against a diabolical plot that posed a grave threat to the very foundations of civilization itself.

This Detective Club classic is introduced by Tony Medawar, who delves into the profound impact of Bramah's blind detective and the relative obscurity of this, the sole Max Carrados novel. This edition also includes the sole uncollected short story, "The Bunch of Violets."

Beyond the printed page, the Max Carrados stories have found a lasting place in the hearts of television and film enthusiasts. Over the years, actors such as Robert Stephens, Simon Callow, and Pip Torrens have brought these characters to life, while audio enthusiasts have enjoyed the interpretations of Arthur Darvill and Stephen Fry.

Weight: 292g
Dimension: 183 x 177 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008297435