DEATH IN THE QUARRY-G. D. H. & M. Cole-Crime Club ($2).
As different as prose and poetry are the two prevailing types of detectification: 1) the shooting-&-chasing kind, with more action than plot, the denouement hidden by red herrings; 2) the novel which attempts to convey an impression of real people, leisurely, intelligent, even sophisticated, with a minimum of shock and horror. The thriller market has lately declined with a consequent rise in general interest in the more subtle type of this brand of fiction.
A good example of class No. 2 is Death...
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