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The Survivors By John
iffiths. Nuclear war erupts when ' Chinese invade eastern Russia. the first H-bombs rain down on ndon, Richard Hughes, a news 3erman, heads for an old disused rnish Coppermine where he knows landful of scientists have prepared 'adiation-proof hideout. It is soon dent that life has more complica te than mere bombs and the five men and seven men are quickly [uced to trying to murder one )ther. (Collins; 20/-).
MIRAGE by Andrea Newman, is writer produced a best seller ouple of years ago almost before was out of her teens. The rent novel also has an air of cocious wisdom. It deals with early rriage in the face of parental )osition and its inevitable end. s has an unusual style suited to type of situation she visualises her mature readers will long to - most of her characters a good, ft kick in the pants. (The Bodley id; 23/-).
Death Of A Weirdy By
Glynn Carr. Michael Pentreith was only one of a gang of weirdies who went to live in a colony in North Wales. They purported to live by and for the Arts and to be above convention. When Michael was killed, the general local opinion was that
the means was too good for him.
Sleuthing on the part of Sir Aber crombie Lewker, amateur detective showed that it was not good for others, as well. (Geoffrey Bles; 19/-).
The Belting Inheritance
by Julian Symons. This Crime Club Choice, like most of the thrillers written by this author, is somewhat more of a mood piece than a straight out whodunnit—or in this case, who wassit. Lost heirs and rascally claimants are as old as fiction itself but this story has several new twists. (Collins; 19/-).
DUSTY DEATH by Osmington Mills. This writer (female), depends as much on characterisation as on plot but in this particular story there seem to be far more extraneous red herrings than are necessary. (Geoffrey Bles; 19/-), Travel:
Time Off In Southern
SPAIN, An Observer Guide to Re sorts and Hotels, Probably the most “in” place in foreign travel in the last five years has been the Mediterranean coast of Spain, from the Costa Brava, in the north, to Algeciras, in the south.
This small book covers only part of this coast —from Valencia south wards through Andalucia. It is well organised and informative and also manages to be amusing—especially over such places as Torremolinos which have been hit by the full force of the tourist avalanche. (Hodder; 4/-.)