Five novelettes by Anthony Abbott, Philip Wylie, Leslie Ford, Mary Roberts Rinehart, and David Frome and one full-length novel by Rex Stout make up Farrar & Rinehart's Christmas present to detective fans. It all comes up to the mark with Thatcher Colt, Colonel Primrose, Mr. Pinkerton, and for super-good measure Tecumseh Fox and Del Bonner together in one story. None of the stories have appeared before in book form. Good buy for the money.