16 MAY 1958, Page 25

It's a Crime

The Tiger Among Us. By Leigh Brackett. (Boardman, 10s. 6d.) Powerful piece about young American who gets wantonly beaten up by gang of youngsters, for fun. The attack is so motiveless that there are no clues : the job of revenge is long, difficult and dangerous. Overwhelmingly matter- of-fact and, therefore, overwhelmingly exciting.