(5 of 5)
THE MAN IN THE SANDHILLS— Antony Marsden—A. & C. Bom ($2). John Creed, perfect English gentleman, calls late at night upon a Mr. Murgatroyd to punch his head for a card game insult. Mr. Murgatroyd drops dead after taking a right to the chin. A motorcycle and a friend's lugger land John Creed safely among the dunes of France. With Scotland Yard sleuthing furiously in alternate chapters, John Creed evades the law through great physical discomfort, many a hairbreadth escape, but never for an instant ceases to be a perfect English gentleman. He rides in a circus, skins through a fire, hides in a creek, saves lives right & left while preserving himself for a happy and innocent ending. Author Marsden's smooth blend of color and complication might well start the addiction of conscientious objectors to the detective story.
*THE WOMEN AT POINT SUR—Robinson Jeffers—Boni & Liveright ($2.50).
*There is also a formal dedication, to the late Critic Stuart P. Sherman.