Blind Side

by William Bayer

Traumatized after witnessing a Vietnam War atrocity and no longer able to photograph people, a photographer meets a woman who draws him out but who also plans to use him in an evil plot of her own

Genres: Fiction, Mystery

286 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

WILLIAM BAYER is the author of nineteen fiction and non-fiction books. Thirteen of his novels are now available in ebook and audiobook editions. His books have been published in fourteen foreign languages. Two of his novels, Switch and Pattern Crimes, were New York Times best sellers.

Bill was born in Cleveland, Ohio, son of an attorney-father and screenwriter-mother ( Eleanor Perry). He was educated at Phillips Exeter and Harvard where he majored in art history. His Harvard honors thesis was an analysis of a single painting by Paul Gauguin: “D’où venons-nous? Que sommes-nous? Où allons-nous?” For six years he served in Washington, Vietnam and New York as an officer with the U. S. Information Agency. He has been a grantee of The American Film Institute and The National Endowment of the Arts.

His novels have won the following awards: Peregrine (The Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, aka “The Edgar”); Switch, (the French Prix Mystère de la Critique); Mirror Maze, (the French Le Grand Prix Calibre 38); The Magician’s Tale (The Lambda Literary Award for Best Mystery); The Dream Of The Broken Horses (the French Prix Mystère de la Critique).

His novel, Switch, was the source for seven television movies, including two four-hour mini-series. In all of them the main character, NYPD Detective Frank Janek, was played by the actor Richard Crenna. All seven movies were broadcast nationally by CBS in prime time.

Bayer is married to food writer, Paula Wolfert. They have lived in Paris, New York, Connecticut, Tangier (Morocco), and San Francisco. They currently reside in the Sonoma Valley, an area North of San Francisco which Jack London called “The Valley of the Moon.”

Reviews

[Asghar Abbas · Rating 5 out of 5]

A pitch perfect noir entry.

And also,

an insightful look into the human psyche. How they would haggle and kill for so little, sometimes for money and sometimes even for so little money. Especially when they don't need it.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book. Kept me on my toes.

[Taylor McDermott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this book up in a cruise. Hated it in the beginning but kept on reading because I needed something to read by the pool. Ended was good. All the double crossing caught me off guard. Most of the characters sucked, but I think that was on purpose by the author which I can respect. I’d give this book more of a 3.5 because it got better as you read.

[Les · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a very great read. You never knew who was lying in this story until the end. The crimes committed in the book were many. I won't give the story away, but it was a great story. The characters in the book were very good. The sexual situations in the book led to the crimes which were many. It was a very quick read for me and I am a slow reader but was able to finish it in two days. I loved this book and will probably read more books by this author.

[Gene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this out of my libray,,had it for years writhen 1989 .. till last night
really good....
blackmail..sex.. who's your friend...

Good reading.........keeps you in the ?????

Gene.......

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well written mystery, told with a good pace that had me racing through it (helped by reading it poolside on holiday in Corfu). Good fun.