as he? And what was his purpose? Mr. Charteris shows himself in
this story to be one of the real brand of mystery novelists.
The Author can write a rattling good yarn, full of excitement and
real mystery. Thoroughly brisk in action, the story is told in a
virile and spirited manner.
_WARD, LOCK & CO.'S NEW FICTION_
The Tenant of Cromlech Cottage
By
Joseph Hocking
Ghost stories move almost inevitably to one of two denouements--a
materialistic explanation or a supernatural. THE TENANT OF CROMLECH
COTTAGE has a surprise for the reader in that the physical explanation
of the noises and movements that have disturbed the novelist owner of
the haunted cottage--that these were occasioned by the nocturnal visits
of two orphans who believed that a will was hidden there--was followed
by the appearance of a dead man to tell the novelist where this missing
will might be found. This dualism is typical of Joseph Hocking's Cornish
stories where romance and realism make a blend as fascinating as it is
unique.
There are few better story-tellers than Mr. Joseph Hocking,
especially when he is dealing with his beloved Cornwall. His
stories are thrillingly interesting, and rivet the attention of the
reader from beginning to end.
_WARD, LOCK & CO.'S NEW FICTION_
The Knightsbridge Mystery
By
Carlton Dawe
The conclusion of this story has a real grip, and the solution of the
mystery concerning the death of the girl victim of an unknown hand is at
once original and instinct with a true human pathos. The character of
the detective who investigates the case is one of the triumphs of the
book, and he is no stereotyped member of the Criminal Investigation
Department but a living personality as well as a convincing police
officer. Mr. Carlton Dawe has written in THE KNIGHTSBRIDGE MYSTERY one
of his best and most sympathetic stories.
_Other recent successes by this Author:_
The Temptation of Selma
Desperate Love
A Tangled Marriage
Euryale in London
Stranger than Fiction
The Way of a Maid
Love the Conqueror
The Glare
The Forbidden Shrine
"For a certain crispness of dialogue, and deft arrangement of the
events of a good plot, Mr. Carlton Dawe has very few rivals."--_The
Yorkshire Post._
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