16 JANUARY 1959, Page 24

The Soft-Footed Moor. By Kenneth Royce. (Barker, 13s. 6d.) Ingeniously

contrived, badly written suspense thriller of a man who disappears in Tangier, and how his brother and young woman cut through the web of deceit to find him. Hideously improbable dialogue; good local colour; some clever twists; and enough pace and puzzle to hold you to the end.