Blind Justice (novel) explained

Blind Justice
Author:Bruce Alexander
Country:United States
Language:English
Series:Sir John Fielding, #1
Genre:Historical mystery
Publisher:Putnam
Pub Date:September 15, 1994
Media Type:Print (hardcover, paperback)
Pages:254
Isbn:978-0399139789
Preceded By:none
Followed By:Murder in Grub Street

Blind Justice is a 1994 historical mystery novel by Bruce Alexander. It is Alexander's first novel about Sir John Fielding, organizer of London's first police force

Plot summary

Young Jeremy Proctor, recently orphaned, is taken in as ward by blind Sir John Fielding, Magistrate of the Bow Street court and organizer of London's first police force. When Sir John investigates the apparent suicide of Lord Goodhope, it is Jeremy's eyes which note the crucial clue.