Tangled Web

Monica Barclay's novel belongs to the category of loveromances written by women for women, and, within its own terms, tells a story nicely leavened with a spice of mystery and danger. A young girl wins a holiday in Malta and tries to find there some record of her father, a fighter-pilot lost in the defence of the island. She encounters unexpected opposition, falls foul of a sort of Maltese I.R.A.; but acquires an ally in a local reporter who helps her to the traditional happy ending. Catholic Herald 4th April 1969