Outside the Law
In David Durham's latest novel, Against the Law," Lylc Cartlieu), through faked evidence, is condemned to twelve years' penal servitude for killing in a fit of icalous rage the lover of the exotic Natalie Gironde. His son David and daughter Joan are determined to prove their father't innocence. Ihe Writer exploits a most complex situation, and we find Joan assuming the identity of Natalie's niece when the latter dies in tragic circumstances, In pursuance of this impersonation she is compelled to marry a man she docs not love, and n° !"'/ develops into a skilfully blended story of drama, romance and mystery.
''Auainst the Law," by David Dnr. ham. (Herbert Jenkins.)
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23405, 22 July 1939, Page 4 (Supplement)
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113Outside the Law New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23405, 22 July 1939, Page 4 (Supplement)
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