Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
Blind Corner
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Blind Corner (Paperback)

by Dornford Yates (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


2 used from £4.35
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (New edition) 4 used & new from £2.70
Paperback (New edition) £6.99 £6.29 4 used & new from £6.29
Paperback (Large Print) £11.99 £11.99 11 used & new from £6.86

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Blood Royal

Blood Royal

by Dornford Yates
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £6.29
Red in the Morning

Red in the Morning

by Dornford Yates
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £6.29
Cost Price

Cost Price

by Dornford Yates
£6.99
Perishable Goods

Perishable Goods

by Dornford Yates
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £6.29
Fire Below

Fire Below

by Dornford Yates
3.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £6.29
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 225 pages
  • Publisher: Harpercollins; Reprint edition (Nov 1985)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 006080775X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0060807757
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,565,825 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Product Description

This is Yates' first thriller: a tautly plotted page-turner featuring the crime-busting adventures of suave Richard Chandos. Chandos is thrown out of Oxford for 'beating up some Communists', and on return from vacation in Biarritz he witnesses a murder. Teaming up at his London club with friend Jonathan Mansel, a stratagem is devised to catch the killer. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Blind Corner
77% buy the item featured on this page:
Blind Corner 4.0 out of 5 stars (5)
Red in the Morning
9% buy
Red in the Morning 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£6.29
Cost Price
6% buy
Cost Price
£6.99
Blood Royal
5% buy
Blood Royal 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
£6.29
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

5 Reviews
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:
 (3)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and utterly gripping, 21 Jun 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Blind Corner (Paperback)
I am a huge fan of DY and I have an almost full collection of his works, and I can never decide whether I prefer his humorous books with their crime-related sub-plots or his crime books with their humour.

Blind Corner is the cornerstone of my collection. The puzzle of the treasure in the well and the details of the castle are deeply exciting; his characters are realistic, being just as entertaining and annoying as real people; and the very fast and well-paced plot grips you by the throat and does not let go until the end. His style and manner are absolutely of the period, and do not lose from comparison with Buchan, but the plot is original and less convoluted than Buchan's plots.

His books would be perfect if it were not for his weakness for unrealistic romance and his intolerance - the major flaw. But Blind Corner is almost unmarred by this, so I've given it five stars - read on and enjoy.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Outdated but still well worth a read, 29 Dec 2003
The best thing to do with this book is to take it at face value - a real "Ripping Yarn" that starts off explosively and keeps up the pace right to the end. Whilst it is difficult to like any of the characters there is still something gripping about a high speed chase across the Europe of the 1920s in a Rolls Royce and a frantic attempt to recover hidden treasure - this one makes you sit up in your chair. This for me is Yates's best book (maybe with Adele & Co) which avoids much of his sugary sentimentality or racial stereotyping. Definitely worth a read.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Highly amusing lightweight adventure in the 1920s, 16 Jan 2001
By wedmason@yahoo.co.uk (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Blind Corner (Paperback)
A very English book in which you may rest assured that the English gentleman will ride through the Shadow of the Valley of Death and come out smelling of roses while the badies stumble at each obstacle.

A most effective antidote to the concerns of our current politically correct world, this is the first of the "Chandos" series of novels set in the Europe of the 1920s.

The plot - a map is found showing treasure stolen from the Church by a villain in a time of iconoclasm (The Holy Roman Empire of the Reformation) - is not particularly original but it is well executed and the book is difficult to put down once begun.

Dornford Yates, while writing in support of the same ethos, is not is the same league as Charles Morgan and the characters thoughts are not developed in great depth.

If you have read any books such as "Greenmantle" or the "Island of Sheep" by John Buchan, you will have some idea of the plot.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars All's Well That Ends Well?
A REVIEW OF 'BLIND CORNER' BY DORNFORD YATES

'Blind Corner', first published in 1927, is the first of five thrillers written by Dornford Yates and featuring his... Read more
Published 13 days ago by Barty Literati

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent of its type
I've read many of Dornford Yates's thrillers as a teenager and again later, and this is the first and best. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Humpty Dumpty

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject





i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.