"Saul and the Spinster" is a story of Sydney with the focus on a smart costume establishment known as Florabella, around which revolve a great many characters, including police, the principal of which is Inspector Saul Murmer, an Englishman, who has brought before him for investigation a mysterious death at a club in an unidentified locality, mysterious letters received by the proprietor of the Florabella establishment, the strange actions of burglars in breaking into that place and playing havoc with expensive garments, and the doings of a man reputed to be a financier in a big but unknown way. Added to these is a bright young lady who becomes closely attached to Inspector Murmer and whose abduction by a clever trick in Centennial Park reveals another link in the connection of all the incidents, cleverly strung together and unravelled by the inspector. The requisite air of provoking curiosity will be found well maintained through "Saul and the Spinster," and its final straightening out will come as a surprise. Also to the reader will fall the pleasure of deciding which is the "spinster" referred to in the title.
— The Sydney Morning Herald, 24 January 1935, p4
