21 MARCH 1925, Page 40

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The. Gay Intrigue. By Jack Kahane. (Grant Richards. 7s. 6d. net.)-L-Vhe note of this novel is set in a gallant adventure at a masquerade which takes place in the first chapter. The story pays no attention whatever to morality and is entirely frank in its language and descriptions. It is, however, extremely entertaining, and gives an amusing portrait of a Jewish financier who has bought an Italian title and, under the guise of Italian patriotism, indulges in shameless land-jobbing. The author writes with a good deal of humour and betrays an intimate knowledge of the cafés and night clubs of Paris.