15 MARCH 1919, Page 19

RHADABLE NOVELS.—Buspense. By Isabel Ostrander. (Skef- lingtotur. 68. 9d. net.)—An

American story of crime and its detection. The author does not quite succeed in making her readers realize the personality of Betty Shaw, the heroine, as completely as she does herself.—Her Mother's Blood. By Baroness Albert d'Anethan. (Same publishers end price.)— The plot and characters of this book are not particularly original, but it is worth reading owing to the attractive descriptions of Japan.