Trueman Bradley - Aspie Detective by Alexei Maxim Russell

And being officially adopted, in that same year, by Ireland's Department of Justice and Equality, as official teaching material for their 'Someone Like Me' program, for primary schools - designed to encourage understanding of disabilities in their students and encourage and instil the 'celebration of difference' in children.Private Investigator with Asperger Syndrome

Including being added to the book lesson plan for grade 6 students, by the Cromwell Center for Disabilities Awareness, of Portland, Maine, in 2015. Trueman Bradley has gained a cult following in advocacy and educational circles. ReceptionīFK Books described Trueman Bradley as 'a genius detective with a difference.' According to BFK Books: 'Russell's writing style is pleasant and easy, reminiscent of the simplicity and innocence of Alexander McCall Smith.'ĬM Magazine wrote, 'Asperger's Syndrome (AS) makes him a complex protagonist in a novel centred around a young man trying to make it as a private detective.' CM Magazine goes on to describe it as 'Somewhat reminiscent of the simplistic and formulaic episodes of Sobol's Encyclopedia Brown mystery series in combination with the bold private detective genre of Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, along with a nod to Haddon's central character in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the book also has its own unique style .'. With the help of new wearable technology, called Sension (created by Catalin Voss), a small army of drones and the inspiration of Yuri Nakagawa (the Japanese model whose Instagram he is doggedly obsessed with) - along with the help of a few new friends, Trueman learns the value of deduction, imagination and instinct, in detective work, and proves that he has what it takes to become 'The Next Great Detective. Using hints he has derived from the original Sherlock stories, Trueman uncovers the mysterious methods of 'The Great Detective' and uses them to solve the mystery of how his grandfather acquired his fortune, as well as helping Scotland Yard to capture a notorious cat burglar. Trueman Bradley visits London and sets up shop on Baker Street, in the hopes of becoming the next Sherlock Holmes. In Trueman Bradley - The Next Great Detective: He is determined to show the police, his friends, and himself, that a person with AS can become as good a detective as anyone else, maybe, even, one of the best. Undeterred, Trueman uses his exceptional mathematical skills to invent a crime-fighting equation, and with the help of his new friends and some amazing inventions, sets out to test his skills against the criminal world of New York. He is soon told that a man with AS could not possibly succeed as a detective. Trueman leaves his hometown of Heartville, Illinois, and arrives in New York City, hoping to fulfil his dream of becoming a private detective, like his comic book heroes.

Trueman Bradley - Aspie Detective by Alexei Maxim Russell