The Bravo of London explained

The Bravo of London
Author:Ernest Bramah
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Series:Max Carrados
Genre:Thriller
Release Date:1934
Media Type:Print
Preceded By:Max Carrados Mysteries

The Bravo of London is a 1934 mystery thriller novel by the British writer Ernest Bramah. It featured his most celebrated character the blind detective Max Carrados who had first appeared in 1914. It was the first and only full-length novel to feature Carrados, who usually appeared in short stories.[1]

In a later review David Langford described it as "a disappointing performance whose most memorable section turns out to be a recycling of one of the short stories".[2] Another modern commentator observed that only in this novel "did Bramah's invention flag, though Joolby, a criminal antique dealer, makes for a memorable villain".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Reilly p.168-69
  2. Langford p.110
  3. Miskimmin p.88