“Will please the more critical reader.”
+ Booklist 16:346 Jl ’20
“Above the average detective story.”
+ Cleveland p72 Ag ’20 30w Ind 103:323 S 11 ’20 40w
“‘The skeleton key’ is a detective story of singular ingenuity and power. Yet it is much more than that, in that the air of delicate romance dispels much of the sordidity that, in the very nature of the work, is always striving to rear its head and dominate the narrative.”
+ N Y Times 25:17 Je 27 ’20 470w
“The late Bernard Capes was one of the few writers of mystery and detective stories who make an honorable effort to combine plot with literary workmanship. This posthumous tale is one of his best. It has a decidedly original dénouement which will puzzle even practical mystery solvers.”
+ Outlook 125:29 My 5 ’20 50w
CAREY, AGNES. Empress Eugénie in exile. il *$4 Century