Four Max Carrados Detective Stories

"Four Max Carrados Detective Stories" by Ernest Bramah is a collection of early 20th-century mystery stories that center around Max Carrados, a brilliant blind detective who relies on his sharpened senses to unravel complex cases. The first story, "The Coin of Dionysius," begins with a private detective named Mr. Carlyle, urgently seeking the help of coin expert Mr. Baxter to verify the authenticity of a rare coin, with a lot riding on its value. Carlyle comes across a man named Wynn Carrados, a blind expert, who is known for exceptional intelligence. Carlyle's desperate search for Carrados and the truth behind the coin sets up a captivating narrative of deception and investigation.