10 APRIL 1959, Page 40

The Dominant Third. By Elizabeth Hely (Heinemann, 15s.) Effective opening

: pretty Eng- lish bride murdered on honeymoon in Burgundy Sags into silly ending, with melodramatic trap set for killer, but Paris police-detective a good crea tion. Meals at La Tour d'Argent and Laperouse tantalisingly not described. Promising debut by wife of William Mole, who himself created a wine-merchant detective: the Moles must do themselves well.