Dublin, 1939. As 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, 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 trial begins, Rowlands must fight to save his friend's reputation - and his neck from the gallows. As a country teeters on the knife-edge of war and a man's life hangs in the balance, will the Blind Detective identify the true killer in time?

Allison & Busby are proud to publish a brand new instalment in the Blind Detective series, Murder in Dublin, alongside reissues of Koning's earlier thrilling mysteries Koning's books, in both academic and literary fields, have won awards and attracted great critical success Murder in Dublin follows the injured war veteran and amateur sleuth, Fred Rowlands, as he seeks to protect his friend from a murder accusation