Light Fiction for Week-End Reading

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23275, 18 February 1939, Page 4 (Supplement)

Light Fiction for Week-End Reading

DICTATORS' SPY

■ Mr. E. Phillips Oppenheim, that prolific writer, is very much up to dat© in "The Spymaster." His villain is out to help tho European dictators, and is out to spy and give the latest information so that his employers may shape their policy and strike at the right moment. There is, however, a vitoil twenty-four hours—to give away the' plot would spoil the story—and incident after incident, with thrills and suspense, are provided with the usual generosity by this popular author. "The Spymaster," by E. Phillip# Qppen« heiim. (Hodder and Stoughton.),

Train Murder

" Problem by Rail," is the story of a train murder, the victim of which in found wearing the clothes of another passenger on the train. Mr. E. Charles Vtoian calls upon his popular character, Inspector Head, to solve the problem, which proves much more difficult than appears at first sight. Inspector Head, however, maintains his reputation of composure and resource, especially when he is in a tight corner. " Problem by Kail," by E. Charles Vivian. ("Ward, Lock). t

UNUSUAL CHARACTERS

Alan Muir's story, "Death Comes on Derby Day," is not a racing mystery yarn. It deals with the death of a man who is heavily insured, and it is Clive, the representative of an insurance company, who disentangles the skein of the mystery of his death. The clues arc all gathered together by a remarkable letter from the doctor who is involved, but lie, the Chief Constable, Mrs. Gummidgc, and the young lady at the surgery, nre_ all unusual characters in a story which is recommended by the Crime Book Society. "Death Comes on Derby Day," by Alan Muir. (Jarrolds.).