THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 394, 30 March 1937, Page 4

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Books on the Shelves. i “Kings of the Ring,” by James Butler (Stanley Paul). —Mr James Butler, of the London Daily Herald, givee intimate pictures of most of the greatest fighters of the past to years. “The Lost County,” by 1 Norman Giles (Hutchinson). —The story of a village which has pass'd into the hands of a nouveau riche. *• x * “The Vesper Service Murders,” by Van Wyck Mason (Eldon). —Murder dogged Judge Mackaye’s footsteps, and hounded his lovely daughter. * * * “The Wheel Spins,” by Ethel Lina White (Collins). —Iris Carr has an eerie journey on a Continental express. * * *

“The Secret of Villa Vanesta,” by Elsa Glen (Collins). —The villa is the residence of Chou Pagesse, a woman of sinister influence. * * * “No, Sir Jeremy,” by Anthony Weymouth (Arthur Barker).—When Inspector Tredgold starts his investigation into the murder of Sir Jeremy Barron, there are nearly as many suspects as there are. characters in the story. * * * “Riders of the Long Rope,” by Gladwell Richardson (Ward, Lock and Co.). —The riders were originally honest ranchers, but their operations took a wrong turn, and Arizona Jack had to straighten things out. * * * Also added: “Beyond the Mexique Bay,” by Aldous Huxley (Chatto and Windus); “Lucky Dip,” by Neil Bell (Collins); “The Masked Rider,” by Hoffman Birney (John Long).