CARTERET'S CURE. By Richard Keverne. (Constable. 7s. 6d. net.)—Amidst the
flood of ingenious thrillers which is enlivening this late summer publishing season, it is refreshing to come across a volume in which character drawing plays as much part as incident. There is no want of adventures and of thrills in the story of how Carteret, a rising young banister, is sent in consequence of a nervous breakdown to a lonely nursing home on the East Coast, where he finds himself in the middle of a mystery. The practised reader will soon suspect the mild "Mr." Pell of having some other motive for his presence in Dr. Adams' home than a nerve cure or even the study of sea fowl. Both Carteret and "Mr. Pen" are extremely attractive, while the charming young lady who appears both as Peggy Catchpole and as Molly Seymour is a very living figure. This book, which apparently is a first novel, may be thoroughly recommended to People who, although they do not want to think deeply in hot weather, are bored by the sameness of the average adventure story.
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