| − + | Ath. 1907, 1: 572. My. 11. 90w. |
“A well-rounded romance.” Richard Hughes Remsen.
| + + − | Bookm. 25: 84. Mr. ’07. 720w. | |
| + | Ind. 62: 970. Ap. 25, ’07. 130w. |
“The story is well told in a lively style, and the characters are strongly portrayed. Perhaps there is in the dialog a dash too much of smartness. The credibility of the reader is at times overstrained. But the novel has real merit and is a notable contribution to the ‘thrillers’ of the sea.”
| + − | Lit. D. 34: 218. F. 9, ’07. 160w. |
“The narrative sags badly amidships, but the faith of the romancer serves to keep us afloat till we reach port.”
| + − | Nation. 84: 61. Ja. 17, ’07. 180w. |
“Even ‘Treasure island’ has need to look to its laurels when books like the ‘Mystery’ are being written, though the former’s claims are safe as long as Mr. White and Mr. Adams are compelled to adopt such a theatrical device for their wonder worker as the precious substance which the chest on board the Laughing Lass was supposed to contain.”
| + + − | N. Y. Times. 12: 29. Ja. 19, ’07. 1050w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 386. Je. 15, ’07. 170w. |
“In a certain way it is very well done; but it is a tour-de-force, not a piece of real writing.”