The Dead are Blind explained
| The Dead are Blind |
| Author: | Max Afford |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jeffrey Blackburn |
| Genre: | detective |
| Publisher: | John Long |
| Pub Date: | 1937 |
The Dead are Blind is a 1937 Australian novel by Max Afford featuring his hero Jeffrey Blackburn.[1] It was the third Jeffrey Blackburn novel.[2]
Afford wrote the book in two months.[3] As with the first two Afford novels, Dead are Blind was published in London before Australia. It was the third novel under a three-book contract Afford had with John Long.[4]
By 1940 it had sold 52,000 copies. A reviewer called it "a readable mystery."[5]
Premise
"AWhen the Chief Inspector was invited into the sacred portals of the 8.8. C. to witness a radio play, he was delighted. But when the leading actress collapsed, seemingly with heart failure, he found that chance had led his steps into one of the most intriguing and bewildering crime cases of the year.”
External links
Notes and References
- Michael J. Tolley, 'Afford, Malcolm (Max) (1906–1954)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/afford-malcolm-max-9315/text16349, published first in hardcopy 1993, accessed online 4 January 2024.
- News: Prolific in Thrills . . XXVI . 20 . New South Wales, Australia . 15 July 1944 . 4 January 2024 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Gossip . . XVIII . 35 . New South Wales, Australia . 31 October 1936 . 4 January 2024 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
- News: These Men Make News . The Daily Telegraph . I . 165 . New South Wales, Australia . 30 September 1936 . 4 January 2024 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Book Reviews . Northern Standard . 2 . 1 . Northern Territory, Australia . 3 January 1947 . 4 January 2024 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
