Search
      Tap cover to enlarge

      The Blind Assassin

      by Margaret Atwood
      Published
      Aug 2000
      Main Genre
      Suspense Suspense
      Rating
      Pages
      521
      Buy on Amazon Book

      About This Book

      The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning with the mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945.

      Decades later, Laura's sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated their wealthy, eccentric family's history. Intertwined with Iris's account are chapters from the scandalous novel that made Laura famous, in which two illicit lovers amuse each other by spinning a tale of a blind killer on a distant planet.

      These richly layered stories-within-stories gradually illuminate the secrets that have long haunted the Chase family, coming together in a brilliant and astonishing final twist.

      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction Suspense

      Subgenres

      Historical

      Buy This Book

      Amazon Paperback / Kindle Barnes & Noble Paperback / Nook Apple Books eBook Kobo eBook Audible Audiobook

      Formats & Editions

      Browse the different covers, formats, and publication history for this title.

      Paperback

      Paperback edition cover
      Paperback
      Jan 2001 Time Warner (UK) ISBN 1860498809
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Paperback
      Jan 2001 Knopf ISBN 038572084X
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Paperback
      Sep 2001 Anchor ISBN 0385720955
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Mass Market Paperback
      Sep 2001 Seal Books ISBN 0770428827
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Trade Paperback
      Feb 2003 Emblem Editions ISBN 0771008643
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Paperback
      Sep 2011 Emblem Editions ISBN 0771008910
      Buy
      Paperback edition cover
      Paperback
      Aug 2019 Little, Brown (UK) ISBN 0349013063
      Buy

      Hardcover

      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      First Edition Aug 2000 Bloomsbury (UK) ISBN 0747549370
      Buy
      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      Sep 2000 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) ISBN 0771008635
      Buy
      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      Sep 2000 Nan A. Talese ISBN 0385475721
      Buy
      Hardcover edition cover
      Hardcover
      Aug 2001 Turtleback Books ISBN 0613369394
      Buy

      eBook

      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Dec 2007 Virago Press (UK) ISBN 0748113347
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Dec 2007 Emblem Editions ISBN 1551994941
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Dec 2007 Anchor ISBN B0012D1CYW
      Buy
      eBook edition cover
      eBook
      Dec 2007 Knopf ISBN 0307428176
      Buy

      Audio

      Audio edition cover
      Audio Cassette
      Sep 2000 Random House Audio ISBN 0553527568
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audio CD
      Oct 2000 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN 0007113609
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audible
      May 2001 Random House Audio ISBN B00005AAPO
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audio CD
      Jan 2003 HarperCollins (UK) ISBN 0007154747
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audio CD (abridged)
      May 2004 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Audio) ISBN 0660190419
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audio CD
      May 2005 Random House Audio ISBN 0739323695
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audible
      Jun 2005 HarperCollins Publishers Limited ISBN B0009Y3PWM
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audio CD
      Oct 2005 BTC Audiobooks ISBN 0864924011
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audible
      Feb 2009 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN B0054QDLII
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audible
      Mar 2013 AudioGO Ltd ISBN B00BW9L1X8
      Buy
      Audio edition cover
      Audible
      Sep 2017 Audible Studios ISBN B075H5JBK8
      Buy

      Large Print

      Large Print edition cover
      Hardcover
      Sep 2000 Random House Large Print ISBN 0375430857
      Buy
      Large Print edition cover
      Hardcover
      Oct 2001 Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN 0708993109
      Buy