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| Author | Bruce Alexander |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Sir John Fielding, #1 |
| Genre | Historical mystery |
| Publisher | Putnam |
Publication 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
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.
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