Murder With Much Amusement

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 29, 30 December 1938, Page 12

Murder With Much Amusement

WERE are murder books and ‘murder books. Some make the hair stand on end as’ suspense is added to suspense, thrill to: thrill, and plot to plot. These are the most common type, but in "Death To An Innocent," John Newton Chance has written a story which holds the attention by the cleverness of its plot, and de lights with its humour. "Tt may seem a wild statement that a "murder book". could be the

best humorous: story re have’ read ‘for. months, but it happens to be true... : * "From the time Patricia "Winton: ata haunted: house, bring* ing a skeleton along in her car-. phe was hiding the last. clue ‘in a, . "treasure hunt’-and discovers aR. eorpse, the Story moves on with a . blending: of humour: and detection. The solution to. the. mystery: 3; in: itself, worthy of the: attention. of » students. of. criminology. and the’ -author.bas taken the unusual atti- .. tude of adding a postscript to prove conclusively that.a murder could be vommitted, in such an unusual mai mer. +. Death of An "Innocent" t wil, long remember as a cleyer murder mystery which. gave me many. a i laugh. --W.F.LL . Meath of af. innecent:* Jon Ctiance, Victor. Hlamca, * honcho. Out . sepy Grom : Hahers. acts PAR oS |