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'"Lone Hand Laracy" is a thrilling tale of a chase across the world by an American detective after a London forger, who fled to the Wild West cattle country in Queensland and pitted his wits against the Yank.'

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'Journalist-Author', Armidale Express and New England Advertiser, 29 November 1937, p.12.

'"Easy Money Macdonald", the educated, athletic, strong-minded son of a wealthy squatter, falls in love with a lovely singer and dancer on the stage, and thus finds he has offended his proud father, who gives him the alternative of breaking the engagement or being disinherited. Macdonald does not hesitate. There is too much of the fighter in him for that, but as he is penniless without his father's aid he must find a way lo make money for himself, and as Agnes, the singer, is used to luxury, he cannot see bright prospects in an overseer's job on a station as the only means of supporting her, or a clerkship in some city office where his knowledge of stock would be an advantage.

'So he casts about for an avenue to quick wealth, accepts an offer to capitalise his skill as an amateur boxer by turning professional, and makes his plans to plunge the whole of his winnings from his title bout on his half brumby racehorse in a bold bid for a fortune.'

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'Our New Serial', Geraldton Guardian and Express, 10 September 1938, p.4.

'In "Dinner-suit Dan," a young man from the bush joins the police in order to enable him to continue his studies in his leisure at the University, and having been attached to the detective branch of the force, he Is immediately involved In a sensational jewellery robbery and murder, as a detective. His sweetheart becomes involved, also, and together they have an experience that is packed with thrills.

'This Is a detective story with a difference, as the real sleuths of a real force are the heroes, and the way they go about their work is as exciting as any story of the super men from outside who are the central figures in many Scotland Yard tales.'

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'"Dinner-suit Dan" : Australian Detective Thriller', Dalby Herald, 3 June 1938, p.3.