TO BE HANGED. By Bruce Hamilton. (Faber and Faber. 7s.
6d.)—The title and cover of Mr. Hamilton's book make One expect the most blood-cuidling contents. Actually, for a detective story, this one is very restrained, though it has a leavening of thrills and a great number of surprises. In it are told the adVentures of some people, interested in the fate of a condemned man, who set to work to prove his inno- cence. The author is to be congratulated on having avoided the snares, baited with brilliant amateurs, bungling police and machine-made evidence, that threaten most writers of mystery stories. The plot is credible, and the tale well written enough to be recommended to even the most blasé readers, in the certainty that they will not diseover the real murderer until they reach the final chapter.
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