+ Pub W 97:1287 Ap 17 ’20 240w The Times [London] Lit Sup p653 O 7 ’20 60w
“A pleasant tale, which will be enjoyed by all lovers of Lincoln.”
+ Wis Lib Bul 16:126 Je ’20 80w
LINCOLN, NATALIE SUMNER. Red seal. il *$1.75 (3c) Appleton
20–4266
A burglar forces his way into a fashionable Washington home, is caught and taken to court where the McIntyre twins, whose house he had entered, appear against him. His sudden death in the courtroom demands an inquest and an autopsy, which reveal the fact that Jimmie Turnbull, cashier of the Metropolis Trust Company, while masquerading as a burglar, was killed by poison. His engagement to Helen McIntyre complicates the situation. Harry Kent, lover of the twin sister Barbara, takes up the case. Missing securities and a mysterious envelope sealed with a red B further complicate matters. The characters all suspect one another and the reader suspects everyone in turn. Eventually Harry Kent solves the mystery, and the miserable shoulders of the clever forger take the guilt of all phases of the perplexing crime.
+ Booklist 16:245 Ap ’20
“There is nothing unusually clever in the structure of the story. By concealing essential facts, by raising a new question with every incident, and by answering none, the author puzzles rather than creates suspense. The story is indeed so confusing as to be in danger of being tiresome.” G. H. C.
− + Boston Transcript p6 Ap 28 ’20 300w