PORTMANTEAU

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21975, 26 December 1936, Page 13

PORTMANTEAU

Come Away Death. By A. G. Wilson. Horst and Blackett. 286 pp. Thrills extraordinary, natural and supernatural. Liquid Fury. By Victor Bagley. Jar* roldsi 288 pp. Through Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. Conspiracy and high enterprise on the North-West Frontier of India. The sword of Freedom. By Ronald Macdonald Douglas. Alexander Maclebofcc. 448 pp. A vigorous novel of the days of Bruce, whose lieutenant, James DoUglaS, is the herb. Sowing Moon. By MaHoh Jaoncey Farqithar. Geoffrey Bles. 320 pp. Remarkable for its setting in the interior of SoU';h America: a romantic story With bold interests of love and fierce action. To Fortune’s Piping. By E. Thornton Cook. Heath Ctii. On Ltd. 286 pp. Vividly coloured hu’ory of the chequered fortunes of two Australian sisters, who with eager confidence laid siege to Lone m. Attic Meteor. By Dennis Parry. Robert HalC and CO. 352 pp. Career of a Greek who began as a waiter and ended as the bold and powerful leader of a revolution. Good drama and a heart of truth. The One-Eyed Knave. By “Ganpat.” Hodder and Stoughton. 317 pp. From W. s. smart. The name of “Ganpat” to a thril-lef-romance of the East is no deceptive promise. LaUghtCr in Cheyhe Walk. By Ursula Bloom. Collins. 314 pp. Charming story of a contrast in bharacter and faith—between a girl of heart and the rest of her family, Whose intellectualism wori them sUcdeSs but no happiness. The Jfest of Life. By Arthur Gask. Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 314 pp. Through Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd. Mr Twiggs, dentist, treats a strahge Client and is rewarded by \ gift of the power to disembody himself and enter the bodies of others. His use of it is the substance of Mr Cask’s comedy. Hohor Bright. By Frances Parkinson Keyes. Eyre and Spottlswoode. 550 PP. Readers of “Christian Marlowe’s Daughter” will expect of Mrs Keyes a brilliant reflection of life in exalted political ahd social circles. Such is the environment of Honor Bright, whose personal story is told. Death Calls the Jester. By H. E. Wheeler. Herbert Jenkins Ltd. 310 pp. , Mystery; Cara Yule, Hollywood star, disappeared kidnapped?— after fulfilling an engagement at Broadcasting House. Her private detective was knocked out, her maid tied up and gagged; Cara’s room was disordered and bloody. Shots had been heard and a bumping noise, like a body being dragged on the %tslirs . . . .