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"A very entertaining volume."—Birmingham Daily Gazette.
A LAWYER'S SECRETS.
By HERBERT LLOYD,
Author of "The Children of Chance," etc.
PRESS OPINIONS.
"Mr. Herbert Lloyd gives us a succession of stories which may reasonably be taken to have their origin in the experience of a lawyer practising at large in the criminal courts. It is natural that they should be of a romantic nature; but romance is not foreign to a lawyer's consulting room, so that this fact need not be charged against this lawyer's veracity.... The stories, seven in all, cover the ground of fraud and murder, inspired by the prevailing causes of crime—greed and jealousy. Our lawyer is happy in having the majority of his clients the innocent victims of false charges inspired and fostered in a great measure by their own folly; but this is a natural phase of professional experience, and we are only concerned with the fact that he generally manages it as effectively in the interests of his clients as his editor does in presenting them to his audience."—Literary World.
"A volume of entertaining stories.... The book has much the same interest as a volume of detective stories, except that putting the cases in a lawyer's mouth gives them a certain freshness. It is well written, and makes a capital volume for a railway journey."—The Scotsman.
"Mr. Herbert Lloyd has added a very entertaining volume to the lighter literature of the day. 'A Lawyer's Secrets' are a charmingly-told series of short stories, full of life and incident, without suggesting the impossible. The professional career of the lawyer abounds in interesting confidences, explaining many of the apparent mysteries which so frequently crop up. Mr. Lloyd ingeniously lets his readers—and they no doubt will be numerous—into the secrets of a highly-respected firm of solicitors, whose clients furnish the remarkable cases contained in the volume. Care has been taken not to weary the reader, who is afforded a very extensive range of sensations in crime to peruse. After 'A Double Consultation' comes 'Charged with Theft,' followed by 'A Tragic Bankruptcy.' Then 'A Curious Love Story' is narrated, and the mystery associated with a 'Wilful Murder' is solved by 'The Missing Clue.' The series is pleasantly concluded by an adventure of 'An Australian Heiress,' and if Mr. Lloyd is good enough at a subsequent period to divulge further secrets, we are sure they will be heartily welcomed by a wide circle of friends."—Birmingham Daily Gazette.
"May be recommended for shortening a railway journey or a similar purpose."—Aberdeen Free Press.
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"This is a charming and even captivating book."—Friends' Quarterly Examiner.