3 NOVEMBER 1928, Page 105

THE CROUCHING BEAST. By Valentine Williams. (Hodder and Stoughton. -

7s. 6d.)-Written in the form of a narrative by an English girl who, staying in a German garrison town shortly before the War, becomes involved in the adventures of a British Intelligence officer, Mr. Williams's thrilling new story, of Spying, mystery; and love will delight his many admirers. " Club-foot," the sinister cripple who has appeared in previous novels, is reintroduced.