+ Outlook 125:647 Ag 11 ’20 70w + Spec 125:675 N 20 ’20 30w
“Muriel Hine shows herself, as always, a capable story-teller. If only she were something more than capable, and did not show her capability quite so unblushingly! If only her chapter openings and endings were not quite so pat; her little nature paragraphs not so obviously put in for atmosphere.”
+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p685 O ’20 260w
CRABB, ARTHUR, pseud. Samuel Lyle, criminologist. il *$1.90 (2c) Century
20–17409
Samuel Lyle was the ablest criminal lawyer that Alden boasted. He seemed to have an almost uncanny insight into human psychology that enabled him to put his finger on the weak spot of any criminal intent. In this book of eleven short stories his methods are revealed and illustrated. The titles are: A pleasant evening; Among gentlemen; The greatest day; A story apropos; Perception; The alibi; Number 14 Mole street; The raconteur; Juror no. 5; “Compromise, Henry?”; Beyond a reasonable doubt.
Booklist 17:115 D ’20
“Entertaining detective stories, neither bloody nor complicated.”
+ Cleveland p107 D ’20 50w
“Unlike so many mystery stories, the author does not emphasize the sordid and brutal, but relies, rather, for his thrills upon clean-cut and ingenious plot-weavings.”