23 MARCH 1956, Page 23

ALWAYS SAY DIE. By Elizabeth Ferrars. (Collins, 10s. 6d.) Another

very sedate English story that is all the more convincing for being about such commonplace people. Elizabeth Ferrars crochets her highly ingenious plots as placidly as an old lady at a grandchild's tiny garment—but she can hold you with a glittering eye, too.