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Everyone Suspect. By Nedra Tyre. (Gollancz, 16s.) Martin Newcome, after

the death of his wife, found himself living in an empty world. Blamed for the murder of a girl, his life became a 'nightmare alternated with hallucination.' Per- sistent questioning by his eighty-year-old friend uncovers three neglected clues which eventually lead to the identity of the real murderer. A subtly unfolded story.