Project Gutenberg 2010-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 238 Bramah, Ernest 1867 1942 Max Carrados Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The coin of Dionysius -- The Knight's Cross signal problem -- The tragedy at Brookbend Cottage -- The clever Mrs Straithwaite -- The last exploit of Harry the Actor -- The Tilling Shaw mystery -- The comedy at Fountain Cottage -- The game played in the dark. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Megan Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Max Carrados" by Ernest Bramah is a collection of detective stories written in the early 20th century. The book features Max Carrados, an intriguing blind detective known for his keen deductive skills and remarkable ability to perceive details that others might overlook. The narratives typically revolve around Carrados solving various perplexing mysteries, using his unique perspective as a blind man to outsmart both criminals and skeptics alike. The opening of "Max Carrados" introduces us to the titular character through his acquaintance, Mr. Carlyle, who visits Carrados to seek help with a potentially counterfeit ancient coin. As Carlyle explains the urgency and significance of determining the coin's authenticity due to a related crime, we learn about Carrados's extraordinary senses and ability to discern details without sight. The dialogue establishes a blend of camaraderie and professional respect, highlighting Carrados’s methodical approach as he navigates the circumstances surrounding the case and engages in mind-bending deductions. The stage is set for a series of intriguing whodunits that promise not only to challenge Carrados but to showcase the author's clever writing and the detective's sharp intellect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories, English Private investigators -- Fiction Blind -- Fiction PR Text Detective Fiction Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 453209 453210 2024-10-14T14:31:17.555004 2023-09-15T08:09:56.729921 text/html text/html 476344 2021-01-07T08:39:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 170519 2021-01-07T08:39:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 243468 2024-10-14T14:31:26.793947 application/epub+zip 250063 2024-10-14T14:31:20.780949 application/epub+zip 246538 2024-10-14T14:31:19.443988 application/epub+zip 427470 2024-10-14T14:31:31.312942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412007 2024-10-14T14:31:25.972171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382942 2022-09-16T04:44:57.756890 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421587 421487 2024-10-14T14:31:16.282036 2023-09-15T08:09:55.629941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 421464 2021-01-07T08:39:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162391 2021-01-07T08:39:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 421456 2021-01-07T08:39:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 162366 2021-01-07T08:39:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22516 2024-10-14T14:31:31.446907 application/rdf+xml 11763 2024-10-14T14:31:20.034992 image/jpeg 3084 2024-10-14T14:31:19.739990 image/jpeg 238706 2024-10-14T14:31:17.594042 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia