No Orchids for Miss Blandish

by James Hadley Chase · first published 1939

No Orchids for Miss Blandish is a 1939 crime novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase. It was a critical and commercial success upon release, though it also provoked considerable controversy due to its explicit depiction of sexuality and violence. In 1942, the novel was adapted into a stage play and in 1948 it became a British film. The novel became particularly popular with British servicemen during World War II. The 1948 novel The Flesh of the Orchid by the same author is a sequel to No Orchids for Miss Blandish.

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Genre:

Crime

Original language:

British English

Year page:

1939