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April, 1945. In the wake of the Liberation, Paris feels very different to Frederick Rowlands' hazy memories of the city from the time of the Great War. His visit this time is at the behest of MI5 agent, Iris Barnes, who is on the hunt for...
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April, 1945. In the wake of the Liberation, Paris feels very different to Frederick Rowlands' hazy memories of the city from the time of the Great War. His visit this time is at the behest of MI5 agent, Iris Barnes, who is on the hunt for traitors. The key to finding them might be a young woman calling herself Clara Metzner, not long released from Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Rowlands last met Clara in Berlin twelve years before, and now has the unenviable task of confirming her identity. Rowlands' blindness aside, Clara's experiences have changed her beyond recognition, but her evidence may be vital for tracking down suspected French collaborators. Then the trip is derailed by a shocking death, and circumstances that point to murder.
Thrown into the unfamiliar world of Parisian high society, Rowlands must track down the killer, and prevent further deaths - including his own.
Murder in Paris by Christina Koning is a gripping tale of intrigue and survival, set against the backdrop of a city in recovery from the ravages of war.
Series: Blind Detective
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Murder in Dublin
It is 1939 and the Second World War looms ever closer. Blind war veteran, Frederick Rowlands, travels to the neutral territory of Ireland at the behest of Celia Swift, whose husband, Edward Swift, Lord Castleford, has been receiving mysterious death threats. When a body is discovered, Castleford finds himself being accused of a murder he did not commit. As Castleford's...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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The Blind Detective
First published as Line of Sight under A. C. Koning. London, 1927. Frederick Rowlands, an injured war veteran, works as a switchboard operator in the city. After being blinded by shrapnel in the First World War, Fred had to adapt and quickly develop his other senses to survive in the bustling city post-war. When Fred comes into contact with elegant...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Pre-orderMurder in Paris
April, 1945. In the wake of the Liberation, Paris feels very different to Frederick Rowlands' hazy memories of the city from the time of the Great War. His visit this time is at the behest of MI5 agent, Iris Barnes, who is on the hunt for traitors. The key to finding them might be a young woman calling herself Clara...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableOut 1 Sep 2026Pre-order -
Murder in Dublin
Murder in Dublin by Christina Koning is set in Ireland, 1939. The Second World War looms ever closer. Blind war veteran, Frederick Rowlands, seeks refuge in the neutral grounds of Ireland under the orders of Lady Celia Swift, whose husband, Lord Castleford, has been receiving mysterious death threats. When a body is discovered, Castleford finds himself being accused of a...HardbackSold Out
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780749032562
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Allison & Busby
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Christina Koning has worked as a journalist, reviewing fiction for The Times, and has taught Creative Writing at the University of Oxford and Birkbeck, University of London. From 2013 to 2015, she was Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge. She won the Encore Prize in 1999 and was long-listed for the Orange Prize in the same year.
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Murder at Bletchley Park
Spring, 1941. The Second World War has entered a dangerous phase, with British ships being torpedoed in the Atlantic and nightly bombing raids on major ports. At Bletchley Park, top secret home of the nation's code-breakers, the race is on to crack the German Enigma code and thus prevent further naval and military losses. This endeavour is suddenly very close...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Murder at Hendon Aerodrome
1931. The craze for flying leaves Frederick Row lands cold, but a chance encounter with a pilot opens up what he realises is a thrilling and dangerous world of aviation. However, amongst all the glitz and glamour, Fred finds himself tangled in a complex web of suspicion, betrayal, and murder... In Murder at Hendon Aerodrome, Christina Koning masterfully weaves a...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Murder in Barcelona
First published as Twist of Fate under A. C. Koning. Summer, 1937. Fred Rowland's peaceful holiday in Cornwall is derailed when a fellow hotel guest and film star is found dead. Fred soon learns that this death took place under suspicious circumstances and finds himself tied up in the police investigation. When his old flame, Secret Service agent Iris Barnes,...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Murder in Berlin
Berlin, 1933. The Nazi regime is gaining a startling amount of power as Hitler is appointed Chancellor. As stark oppression begins to unfold, blind war veteran Frederick Rowlands takes on the most challenging investigation of his life. A glamorous film star has been murdered, and Fred finds himself swept into the German film industry. Fred discovers he is more implicated...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
Murder in Cambridge
First published as End of Term under A. C. Koning. Cambridge, 1935. Frederick Rowlands, a blind war veteran, is happily married to his wife Edith. The couple are attending an event at St Gertrude's College when they hear about the suspicious death of a research student. Fred was one of the last people to see the student alive, and consequently,...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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It is 1939 and the Second World War looms ever closer. Blind war veteran, Frederick Rowlands, travels to the neutral territory of Ireland at the behest of Celia Swift, whose husband, Edward Swift, Lord Castleford, has been receiving mysterious death threats. When a body is discovered, Castleford finds himself being accused of a murder he did not commit. As Castleford's...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Murder in Oxford
1942. When Frederick Rowlands arrives in the city in answer to an urgent summons, he finds that the effects of war have not bypassed Oxford, which feels more like a military camp than a university town. His old friend and fellow war veteran, Major Ian Fraser, has been told that there is a spy at large in the university and...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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