23 MARCH 1956, Page 23

THE HATEFUL VOYAGE. By Margot Neville. (Geoffrey Bles, 10s. 6d.)

Yet another detective story set at sea—this time on the long run from Australia. Margot Neville has a shrewd, tart way with rich, sophisticated Australians, and in this novel the suspense is made bearable by good writing and conversations that ring reasonably true.