6 SEPTEMBER 1975, page 21

Fiction

Artfulness Peter Ackroyd The Needle Francis King (Hutchinson £3.45) The Gamekeeper Barry Hines (Michael Joseph £3.50) There has always been a dark side to Mr King's novels,......

Talking Of Books

Goofy Benny Green So keen was I to read David Jasen's book about P. G. Wodehouse* that I actually went into a bookshop and bought a copy; greater love than that no reviewer can......