OPINIONS OF THE PRESS:
The Boston Globe
"When a gifted and beautiful actress, who at the same time is a secret service agent for the British government, captivates Parisian society with her histrionic powers and incidentally breaks many hearts and gets into innumerable tragic situations, the narrative of her adventures could not possibly be dull. When it is told by C. N. & A. M. Williamson, those past-masters in the art of fiction, in such a dramatic book as 'The Powers and Maxine' every page throbs with interest."
Portland Oregonian
"In reading this romance where sensations are knee deep, it is well to recall that every recent work of the Williamsons has been so popular that it has run above the 100,000 mark. Maxine, the heroine of this novel—which is the best and latest of the Williamsons,—is a beautiful actress who captures Paris with her art, while privately she is a secret service agent for the British government. Of course, she comes out ahead."
Chicago Record-Herald
"A stirring story, written in a manner new to these authors. Deals with a purloined treaty, lost diamonds, love, mystery and vigorous plotting, set against a London and Paris background. The double love episode ends well, despite wicked schemes against both pairs of lovers."
Hill Rise
By W. B. Maxwell
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