A joint “light-hearted, mile-a-minute detective story” (Nation) which abounds in the local color of the West Indies.
“There is much clever invention and some charming descriptions of nature, which are quite out of place, but the novel, as a whole, is a failure, and does not arrest the attention.”
| + − | Acad. 71: 503. N. 17, ’06. 130w. | |
| A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 18. Ja. ’07. |
“Despite Mr. Phillpotts’ spurt, we cannot follow the narrative so zealously as we should like, and the story drags out to a lame conclusion.”
| − | Ath. 1906, 2: 687. D. 1. 210w. |
“Some latent humor may be observed in the intense seriousness with which the wild piece of sensationalism is worked out.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 1: 148. F. 2. 160w. |
“The London part of the story is better than its sequel, and provides a thrill for every chapter. After a while the complication becomes so great that there is nothing for it but to cut loose and to take refuge in foreign parts. Meanwhile all sorts of loose ends are left hanging, and some of them are not gathered up at all.” Wm. M. Payne.
| − + | Dial. 42: 144. Mr. 1, ’07. 150w. |