GOOD MYSTERY NOVEL
Mystery novel enthusiasts will find much to eiutertain them in " The Perjured Alibi!," an exceedingly fine story by Walter 55. Masterman. A psychological problem, as to whether or not it is justifiable lor a witness to perjure himself in a Witness box in a case of murder is set by the author, whose story is rather different from the usual run of mystery thrillers. Dennis Tracey maintained' that his friend, Kenneth Darent, had been elsewhere at the time of the murder of which the latter is accused, and Tracey's only excuse for the perjured alibi wbb an unshakeable belief in Lis friend's innocence without one. shred of proof. To save himself from, prison and his friend from the gallows lio sets about to unravel the mystery and many strange facts are unearthed arid many dangers encountered before th© solution is revealed. Mr. Masterman can always be relied upon for a good, novel, full of incident and logioal conclusions, and " The Perjured Alibi" is no exception. "The Piirjured Alibi" by Walter S. Masterman, (Methuen).
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22100, 4 May 1935, Page 9 (Supplement)
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176GOOD MYSTERY NOVEL New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22100, 4 May 1935, Page 9 (Supplement)
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