25 JANUARY 1957, Page 23
Ransom of the Angel. By David Dodge. (Michael Joseph, 12s.
6d.) Rich playboy's yacht is pirated out of the harbour of Monaco, which I suppose is where good Americans go to when they die, these days. David Dodge has an eye, and a pen, for these sun-kissed shores, as he has shown before; this latest, very stylish, thriller is extremely unlikely and extremely readable.