8 JUNE 1974, page 22

Dead Duck Democracy

Miles Hudson Democracy on Trial Mohamed Ahmed Mahgoub (Andre Deutsch £4.50) Mohamed Ahmed Mahgoub's career as a leading political figure in the Sudan came to an - abrupt end......

Fiction

Schmalzwerke Peter Ackroyd Tiffany Street Jerome Weidman (Bodley Head £2.95) Long Distance Penelope Mortimer (Allen Lane £2.50) Mr Weidman has written a book about New York on......