"In the art of forging a tangled chain of complicated incidents involved and inexplicable until the last link is reached and the whole made clear, Mr. Wilkie Collins is equalled, if not excelled, by M. Gaboriau. The same skill in constructing a story is shown by both, as likewise the same ability to build up a superstructure of facts on a foundation which, sound enough in appearance, is shattered when the long-concealed touchstone of truth is at length applied to it."—Brighton Herald.
THE GILDED CLIQUE.
"Full of incident and instinct with life and action. Altogether this is a most fascinating book."—Hampshire Advertiser.
THE MYSTERY OF ORCIVAL.
"The Author keeps the interest of the reader at fever heat, and by a succession of unexpected turns and incidents, the drama is ultimately worked out to a very pleasant result. The ability displayed is unquestionable."—Sheffield Independent.
DOSSIER NO. 113.
"The plot is worked out with great skill, and from first to last the reader's interest is never allowed to flag."—Dumbarton Herald.
THE LITTLE OLD MAN OF BATIGNOLLES.
THE SLAVES OF PARIS. Two vols.
"Sensational, full of interest, cleverly conceived and wrought out with consummate skill."—Oxford and Cambridge Journal.