The Scratch Pack is an absorbing World War I novel by Irish novelist Dorothea Conyers. It contains spy stories, heiresses, romance, mate selection, and hunting. The strong characterization and gripping plot hold the reader's attention throughout the book. The author's excellent use of language adds to the novel's charm. Excerpt from The Scratch Pack ""If there even appeared to be the faintest reason for his not going into something," said Gheena severely. Then she put her hand on the collar of the nondescript cur named Crabbit, an animal which was not precisely an Irish terrier and not quite...