Sir John Fielding: Blind Justice (Series #1) (Paperback)

from horacewimsey

Sir John Fielding (1721-1780) was a real person, a blind English magistrate responsible for creating London's first police force. Alexander co-opts this historical figure in writing a series of mysteries, of which this--Blind Justice--is the first. The story is told by an older fellow looking bac...

from janerawoof

I was pleasantly surprised at this one--usually an era I'm not interested in. This was the first volume in a delightful mystery series, with Sir John Fielding, 18th century blind magistrate and founder of the Bow Street Runners, and his "helper", 13-year-old Jeremy Proctor, who narrates the cases...

from horacewimsey

Sir John Fielding (1721-1780) was a real person, a blind English magistrate responsible for creating London's first police force. Alexander co-opts this historical figure in writing a series of mysteries, of which this--Blind Justice--is the first. The story is told by an older fellow looking bac...

from auntieknickers

First in a series of historical mysteries set in London in the 1760s. Sir John Fielding is the half-brother of Henry Fielding, author of Tom Jones, and a magistrate at Bow St. even though he is blind. A young boy comes up before him, unjustly accused of theft, and not only is vindicated but becom...

from Riyale

A very enjoyable read. Historical mystery at it's best. Real characters well interspersed with fictional. This is one of my favorite periods in history and I found it all the more enjoyable for learning more about it (the Bow Street Runners, Sir John Fielding, Henry Fielding, etc.).