Show Murder Mulde Williams Reader T Tale le Takes Take Into Courtroom I Death eath on Scurvy st Street e tJ Pres Presents Presents- tS' tS Baffling Cage Cae ase in Manner Absorbing Mannet i When When Ben Ames ues Williams Williams' takes tikes his p pin pen n I In hand and nd settles Ills his prolific self elt down wn to th the thO task of writing another story etory its it's its a lre pretty t safe bet he T will have bave s something Inte In- In t te to to pres present lt A And td- td those who are are re familiar famUlar with his work w will tes testify that Death D th on S Scurvy S Street reotIs Is no exception n t to the long Jong B Ben li Ames Williams yule rule ri le Jr Mr V Williams lI ms pro probably abl figured that sorn something thing a little different different- in inthe the the he Ull line of ot of m murder mystery mystery stories storie w wouldn't ld t be at tt all al Inappropriate He 1 undoubtedly paw aw that the stage and screen en have havo both profited from the courtroom drama Irama Id idea a so ISO he d' d and a 3 few v Inspirations of ot his own wn into this l latest test excellent story orY The result Is book at least Icat half hall of ol which Is devoted c to cou courtroom oli scenes scenes In a a. baffling murder trial Every trick and each sly 81 thrust of ot clever Criminal attorneys are are c worked rk d out In im a long hong string of f seemingly aimless ss 3 cross eross examination The result Is a per pcr- tc feet t re reproduction of ot legal t tactics cU s. s s so oo done that not een even the wiliest barrister of ot Jong ye years years' rs' rs experIence experience ex ex- ex- ex c could uld find fault with It Is' Is sr not all aU The phot l plot is' is so eo completely different from froni the accepted ac ac accepted accepted ac- ac standard in In crime stories that it is sUre BUro to b be bean an absolute e I The Th reader ead r who takes pride in Jn locating th the thO miscreant In Inthe inthe th the first doi dozen n pages or so so in most moot del detective cUve novels ls is Is' d due e for tor a rather I br breathtaking surprise It Its It's almost a sure asure b bet t that Mr Read Reader l' l will be befOoled befooled f fooled oled completely right up ip t to the climax All AU of Mr Williams' Williams work worle is definitely definitely del del- ly marked by a a- certain ln easygoIng easy easy- going almost lazy hazy unraveling Ung of ot plots and the thc same characteristic stands out m markedly In Death on onS S Scurvy Street The murder doesn't nt t take ke place In Inthe the first ch chapter Nor Nur Northe Northe the second The rhe secret being that the reader render probably wont won't rc realize Uze th the full tuU Import of the time thing when it does happen The book I is pUblished published pub pUb- by E. E.- EP P. P D Dutton Uon Co NeY Ne Ne' Y York |