No Orchids for Miss Blandish (novel)

No Orchids for Miss Blandish
Cover of the first edition.
AuthorJames Hadley Chase
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime novel, thriller, hardboiled
PublisherJarrolds
Publication date
1939
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardcover)
ISBN978-0-615-33626-8
Followed byThe Flesh of the Orchid 

No Orchids for Miss Blandish is a 1939 crime novel by the British writer James Hadley Chase.[1] It was a critical and commercial success upon release, though it also provoked considerable controversy due to its explicit depiction of sexuality and violence.[2] In 1942, the novel was adapted into a stage play[3] and in 1948 it became a British film. The novel became particularly popular with British servicemen during World War II.[4]

The 1948 novel The Flesh of the Orchid by the same author is a sequel to No Orchids for Miss Blandish.

  1. ^ Bloom p.144
  2. ^ Stableford pp. 130-138
  3. ^ Chibnall & Murphy p. 37
  4. ^ Bishop, Patrick (2007). Bomber Boys: Fighting Back 1940–1945. London: Harper Perennial. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-00-719215-1.