Crime Fiction From A New Perspective

Author Robert P. Bennett.
(Photo used with permission.)

A good mystery novel has certain elements we’ve come to expect.

Circumstances that aren’t as they seem, are a given.  So are less-than-forthcoming suspects–and a detective protagonist who catches clues others have missed.

But–how about a detective whose disability allows him to pick up on those clues?

That’s the world of Douglas Abledan, which author Robert P. Bennett creates in his “Blind Traveler” mystery series.

Douglas, who has been blinded by a drive-by shooter, is a computer expert who finds himself witnessing, and solving, crimes.  Despite obstacles created by the world’s perception of his disability, Douglas perseveres–ultimately fitting the pieces of the puzzle together in each case.

Robert, who is a social worker, journalist and college lecturer, is currently in the process of writing his third “Blind Traveler” novel.   He talked about his hero, Douglas Abledan, and what readers can expect in his two published mysteries, Blind Traveler Down a Dark River and Blind Traveler’s Blues.

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