"[W]orthy of being compared to Dickens"s creations . . . First-class entertainment." - William F. Deeck, The Mystery Fancier "An exciting story told in a pleasant narrative style with considerable skill, and a whole portfolio of Dickensian characters, drawn against a rich background make The Slype an almost perfect piece of light fiction." - The Outlook "No one will care to hurry when he can spend his time in the company of such delightful people as the Dean, the Paper Wizard, and Boyce"s Boy. . . . The Slype [is] a book to be read and put by for future rereading." - New York Times "A unique and unusual mystery yarn." - Baltimore Sun The Slype is a dark passage, reputedly haunted, adjoining the ancient cathedral of Dullchester, and it plays a central role in this thrilling mystery. As the story opens, this sleepy cathedral city has a sinister visitor whose ominous pastime consists of cutting paper silhouettes depicting a corpse hanging from a...