22 NOVEMBER 1957, Page 62

Suddenly a Widow. By George Harmon Coxe. (Hammond and Hammond,

10s. 6d.) Young wife's elderly husband is dead, leaving a letter that accuses her of infidelity. If it is suicide, she is proved a wanton; if murder, she is the first sus- pect. Mr. Coxe is a most competent American pro, and weaves a cunning plot. No loose ends.