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With those who have not already read Thieves’ Picnic,' a further “Saint’ novel by Leslie Charteris, the first cheap edition of this story published by Hodder and Stoughton, will increase his popularity. This episode in the life of Simon Templar during which the Robin Hood of modern crime gets drawn into a conflict over a winning Spanish lottery ticket is full of breathless adventure and hilarity. Another cheap edition published by Hodder and Stoughton is “Cappy Ricks Special,” by Peter B. Kyne. Cappy Ricks in the amusing situations which arise usually from his interference in other people’s affairs has long been popular and this human old man continues with his simplicity and wisdom to capture the sympathy and interest of the reader Our copies reach us through the medium of the publishers Australian representative, W. S. Smart. Sydney.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 14 March 1939, Page 4
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140PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 14 March 1939, Page 4
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