Blind Corner vs Blue Hand: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Blind Corner Blind Corner Dornford Yates · 1927 ★★★★☆ 3.7 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging
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First of the Chandos thrillers, set in central Europe

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Cover of Blue Hand Blue Hand Edgar Wallace · 1923 ★★★★☆ 3.9 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging
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Jim Steele, a clerk for a prominent London attorney, has the distasteful task of assisting a notorious client, Digby Groat, who stands to inherit the Jonathan Danton fortune. Danton’s infant daughter and closest heir,…

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1 film adaptation

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The verdict

Scores by source

Blind CornerBlue Hand
Hardcover 3.0 (2) —
Apple Books — 4.0 (11)

Reception

Blind CornerBlue Hand
Ratings 2 11
Editions 11 67
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 52 40
Pages 192 248

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Blind Corner or Blue Hand?

Blue Hand has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Blue Hand 3.9/5, Blind Corner 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: Blind Corner or Blue Hand?

Blind Corner is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Blind Corner (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); Blue Hand (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m).

Which is harder to read: Blind Corner or Blue Hand?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blind Corner: Challenging; Blue Hand: Challenging.

Have both books been made into films?

Blind Corner: no film adaptation on record; Blue Hand: 2 film adaptations.

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