READABLE NOVELS. —The Strange Case of Mr. Jocelyn Thew. By
E. Phillips Oppenheim. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. net.)— Mr. Phillips Oppenheim's mysteries are not quite so interesting as usual, and the end of the story is anything but convincing. Still, there are moments of excitement, and the hope of their recurrence will probably carry the reader on to the end.— The Husband. By E. H. Anstruther. (John Lane. 7s. net.)— The story of a very modern young lady, Penelope Brooke, befriended in the early chapters by a cousin. Later on the heroine embarks on the adventure of earning her bread in London, during which time her relations with her cousin's husband become involved. In the end the inconvenient Mrs. Denni. thorn° dies, and the reader is led to anticipate a happy sequel. —The Crimson Alibi. By Octavus Roy Cohen. (Eveleigh Nash. 7s. net.)—A murder story of New York, on whioh it is to be supposed the play of the same name is founded. The search• for clues is ingenious, and will baffle the reader through most of the book.
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