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The Case Of The Disappearing Nephew

Eric Christiansen THE LOST KING OF ENGLAND: THE EAST EUROPEAN ADVENTURES OF EDWARD THE EXILE by Gabriel Ronny The Boydell Press, £19.50, pp. 222 M ediaeval detective stories are......

Caught At A Crucial Moment

Richard Ingrams FAMILY SINS AND OTHER STORIES by William Trevor Bad1ey Head, £11.95, pp. 256 A fter the dearth of good books last year, one snatches up William Trevor's new......