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...Britain. They know him as a perennial dark horse who, because of his enmity to King, can never be counted on to take the leading role in the Canadian political picture, but who, because he is a crowd-pleaser, can never be relegated to the background. They also know him as the most rabid enemy that the C.I.O. has in Canada...
MURDER A LA MODE-Eleanore Kelly Sellars-Dodd, Mead ($2). Office intrigue in a department store motivates the murders in this slightly windy but cleverly constructed tale. Authentic big-business background, sprightly heroine-narrator, two defectives with contrasting but efficient methods...
...last few years it has been wondered if perhaps such a thing as a great America jazz novel might be forthcoming one of these days--a book which combined some stylistic artistry with the distinctive spirit and flavor of a jazz performance. Two or three novels with such a background have appeared, but none transcends the faint-praise-damning level of competency. So far all such novels have concentrated on merely the life of the musician somewhat to the exclusion of the music which makes that life what...
With the world's greatest artist of the silver skates, the top swing king of the nation, and a beautiful scenic background, a show can't help but be good. Add to that a more than passable plot, a strong supporting cast, superb photography--and even the calloused Crimson Moviegoer starts writing like a ten cylinder Hollywood press agent out of "What Makes Sammy...
Hertz's intentions, not his background, worry the Army. Two fears: 1) that he will yank MTD away from the Army, make it an independent bureau; 2) that he will work too fast, redden the face of many a poky brass hat. As aides, Hertz will use businessmen, not Army officers...