The Dead are Blind

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The Dead are Blind
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Author Max Afford
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Series Jeffrey Blackburn
Genredetective
PublisherJohn Long
Publication 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]

Contents

Afford wrote the book in two months. [3] As with the first two Afford novels, Dead are Blind was published in London before Australia. [4] It was the third novel under a three-book contract Afford had with John Long. [5]

By 1940 it had sold 52,000 copies. [6] A reviewer called it "a readable mystery." [7]

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.” [8]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "Prolific in Thrills". Smith's Weekly . Vol. XXVI, no. 20. New South Wales, Australia. 15 July 1944. p. 5. Retrieved 4 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Gossip". Smith's Weekly . Vol. XVIII, no. 35. New South Wales, Australia. 31 October 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Aid From Adelaide", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 28 (17), October 23, 1936, nla.obj-674928746, retrieved 4 January 2024 via Trove
  5. "These Men Make News". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 165. New South Wales, Australia. 30 September 1936. p. 6. Retrieved 4 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Australis on the Air", ABC Weekly, 2 (38), 21 September 1940, nla.obj-1314883137, retrieved 4 January 2024 via Trove
  7. "Book Reviews". Northern Standard. Vol. 2, no. 1. Northern Territory, Australia. 3 January 1947. p. 7. Retrieved 4 January 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Broadcasting Gossip", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 30 (6), August 6, 1937, nla.obj-714702843, retrieved 4 January 2024 via Trove