A Van Kill novel of detection replete with citations in all tongues save Papuan--a flossy intricate dish for those that have the taste for them. A bit of esoteric erudition headed by the savant sleuth his Greek helpmeet and the child prodigy. It is all tied up with a magazine chain and a rival organization with unamerican activities and anti-Semitism. Members of both organizations indulge in murder blackmail kidnapping and forgery and intertwine neatly suspects victims and criminals. --Kirkus Reviews