The Case of George Candlemas. By George R. Sims. (Chatto
and Windus.)—It is hardly possible not to believe that Mr. Sims was laughing in his sleeve when he wrote this story, and that he means it to be the reductio ad absurdum of fiction of the detective order. He sets a baronet, who is an amateur in detective work, to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of George Candlemas. As Sir Arthur resembles the man he is in search of very much in physical appearance, he is within an ace of being treated as his murderer. What with aeronauts and welshers, and mysterious conflicts, and jealousy and love, there is no lack of movement in the story ; on the contrary, there is not a dull page. At the same time, one never gets too enthralled, or even too serious. Whatever may have been Mr. Sims's object in writing The Case of George Candlemas, he has produced a very clever and readable little book.
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