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Innocent Bystander. By Craig Rice. (ham- Mond, 12s. 6d.) A

gambling boss is croaked on the Ferris wheel at a fairground : who will get- tho one person that saw the killing—the killer or the cops? A tight little American suspense story,......

Shadow On The Water. By Harriet Ainsworth. (hodder And...

12s. 6d.) Ladylike little number about a complicated series of murder attempts in Lisbon, narrated by the middle-aged English widow who sees all, understands every- thing and is......

Unhappy Accidence

THE larger part of this book consists of details familiar, specifically or in kind, to all who have made any study of the history of the English language. Well ordered under the......

New Novels

Injuries Sustained A Room in Chelsea Square. (Cape, 15s.) The Peacock Brides. By Gerald Bullett. (Dent, 15s.) THE first novel is about rape and the disruptions, the loss of......

It's A Crime

The Hours Before Dawn. By. Celia Fremlin. (Gollancz, 12s. 6d.) Sedately written, quite suspenseful English thriller of threatened children, based on a psychological quirk go......

North From Rome. By Helen Macinnes. (collins, 15s.) Very...

tale of pursuit by' a writer who is particularly good at atmosphere, suspense and ambiente; the cold war in a warm climate.......

Fisherman's End. By K. D. Guinness. (mac- Donald, 10s. 6d.)

and The Big Still. By Roderick Wilkinson. (John Long, I Is. 6d.) Salmon-fishing in County Kerry and whisky-pinching in the Scottish Highlands, respectively—two very pleasantly......