19 AUGUST 1938, page 29

A Dram Of Poison -

Not To Be Taken. By Anthony Berkeley. (Hodder and Stoughtt.a. 7s. 6d.) The Fashion in Shrouds. By Margery Allingham. (Heinemaaa. 8s. 6d.) Trent Intervenes. By E. C. Bentley.......

Two Novels

No novels could have less in common than the two I have selected from this week's batch. Mr. Cooper's is modern, and cynically gay ; Mr. Mason's Konigsmark belongs to the school......