16 JANUARY 1932, Page 26

THE SWEEPSTAKE MURDERS. By J. J. Connington. (Hodder and Stoughton.

7s. 6d.)—Four members of a syndicate die mysteriously after they have jointly drawn a winning ticket in the Irish Sweepstake. Certain inci- dents point to the identity of the murderer in their midst, and Sir Clifford Driffield finally unmasks the villain. Mr. Connington's usual interesting method of narrative is in this book somewhat obscured by a confusion of details of evidence.