11 APRIL 1958, Page 23

T he Dragon Tree. By Victor Canning. (Hodder and Stohton, 15s.)

Log, well-organised, solid eventug ually, fast andn exciting novel of action ; Which a couple of nationalist leaders from just rIlh place as Cyprus are exiled to bare, lonely antic island, whence a band of soldiers of t.c)rtune make a bid to rescue them. Characterisa- 4" .of Patriots, adventurers, and various British erviee and civil service types, with assorted w°Menfolk, adds extra dimension to plot.