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Missing A Connection

William Scammell ARKANSAS by David Leavitt Little, Brown, £14.99, pp. 198 A merica, home of the private dick, has gone on to pioneer the public dick, which in one of David......

The Pick Of The Runners-up

Robert Rhodes James THE LOST LEADERS by Edward Pearce Little, Brown, £18.99, pp. 385 T he best politicians enjoy playing games. One favourite is naming potential prime ministers......