25 JANUARY 1902, Page 39

His Own Ghost. By David Christie Murray. (Chatto and Windus.

2s.)—His Own Ghost is a highly ingenious and intricate story, in which a millionaire from South Africa finds it de- sirable to feign death and burial in order to save his life and carry out mining schemes which will be thwarted by a con- federacy of enemies if hais known to be alive. The complications are infinite, but they will be found interesting by those who like novels of the " Sherlock Holmes" type, and both the leading characters are honest men with whom it is possible to take part against the villains. The story is told with Mr. Christie Murray's usual verve and vigour.