“Personally, we do not find LeDroit Conners as entertaining as Old Sleuth, although perhaps his methods are more subtle.”
– + Critic. 48: 475. My. ’06. 50w. + Ind. 60: 1166. My. 17, ’06. 120w.
“In every instance the plot is ingeniously and skilfully worked out, while the ‘dramatis personae’ from Conners himself to the humblest fourth villain, reflect on Mr. Gardenhire’s part an intimate knowledge of human nature.”
+ Lit. D. 32: 532. Ap. 7, ’06. 710w.
“All of the stories are good not only from the detective point of view, but from the novelist’s as well, and their ingenuity by no means overshadows their human interest.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 143. Mr. 10, ’06. 640w. + Outlook. 82: 477. F. 24, ’06. 80w.
“This new member of the detective fraternity is quite worthy to succeed his illustrious predecessors.”
+ Pub. Opin. 40: 153. F. 3, ’06. 110w.
“The book belongs to that large category which is suitable for reading in railway trains or in other places of detention; but Le Droit Conners cannot be called a very noteworthy creation.”