Blackett, London. 3/6) would have been considerably more impressive if Mr. Lee Thayer had seen his way clear to have been a little less ela-
Vorate and long-winded in develop-_ ing his plot, The manner in which he has drawn his characters—even Detective Peter Clancy who previously has never failed to stimulate one's interest, seems laboured in his efforts—makes the reader want to cast the volume aside before the half-way stage is reached, and I'm afraid that the author must have been decidedly "off-colour" when. setting down this yarn, for the story {sat times dreadfully slow and tire ing. Despite these failings, however, Mr. Thayer's study of a well-planned murder committed by a typical New Englander in the delightful surroundings of the Connec-flout countryside is up to his.usual standard. Readers will not et and one can well visualize that in the conditions existing in one of the most dangerous of professions, cold blooded reasoning does not always pay. Penned im vivid style, the story proceeds at a breathlessly exciting lip from the very dramatic opening right to the terrible and startling finish that overtakes the master mind of the enemy organization, This is a tale that-Drings to light the numerous sacrifices made and re. sources employed by the personnel) of the British Secret Service to te. tain intact the hundreds of secrets of the Empire's fighting forces, and although many readers will" possibly bbe of the opinion that some' of the episodes described in this book could never happen amid the stately sere nity s0 peculiar to England, thee same readers will certainly ud tht the required amount of mystery, in trigues and interest is sustained fever-pitch from the first page to the "Rudo on, then, but tae tt son, And'"'be™ prepared' "to tne tu re ro. commence, playing his art Gre Saeed hat anmpaieh with his tun "neill ang figltedtheamoxes inet nickel up te Tees igana oan a sea stdin" adio Monch'
So calmly Larry Brice responded the: challenge on entering. the hide Jout of Tiger Deane and his outlay band—badSaspers all but Don Gray Jana he loved the outaw's daughter Tarry "was outlawed himself through "Tiger Deane, and. he one or revenge. Although they had lay officers and' all in the Crag Valley istrict there seemed to be very lo fuse for them—law processes are slow, The theme song of Mr. Tohnson Me: Cutley's "Reckless Range" Cfutchinson, London, 7/6) has many verses. this io one: itn my lami un, Xl for fun, gicaed ea goal Wee on ins And'lim overdue for death!
This was the kind of thing tat Larry didn't heltate to. roar, whos there seemed the greatest need. for concealment—in the dari for In Stance, when he knew there wat 8 foe lying behind a rock. 'Those wits The true outlaw spit wil This' book quite satisfying a0. counter any difficulty in naming the criminal long before the last page is reached, for clues in abundance are scattered all over the place so that even the most raw police recruit—Jet alone the admittedly astute Clancy—could solve the problem with Books Received Tso Tsung Tang. G. Chen. (Vetch, Peiping. $1.50) A History of Later Chinese Painting. O, Sirén, (Medic Society, London. 880 set of vols.
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