11 FEBRUARY 1966, page 18

Great Scott

AFTER being immersed in a muddy stream of gossip about Scott Fitzgerald, one welcomes Mr. Piper's perceptive account of his life as a writer. It is impossible—Fitzgerald himself......

Hem

The Thin Man By A. ALVAREZ T HAD better admit straight away that I find imost detective stories unreadable. I haven't the knack of skimming simply for clues and the plot. So for......