Good detective fiction is as refreshing as it is rare: and The Notorious Sophie Lang is strikingly original. It is a new departure to introduce into the piece a Dresden china villainness, and it is positively revolutionary to allow intelligence and common-sense to the Chief of Police. Mr. Anderson does both, and as a result the most jaded detective story reader will find something fresh and arresting in these tales of daringly conceived, brilliantly executed crimes.
Good detective fiction is as refreshing as it is rare: and The Notorious Sophie Lang is strikingly original. It is a new departure to introduce into the piece a Dresden china villainness, and it is positively revolutionary to allow intelligence and common-sense to the Chief of Police. Mr. Anderson does both, and as a result the most jaded detective story reader will find something fresh and arresting in these tales of daringly conceived, brilliantly executed crimes.