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  • Death at the President's Lodging

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 1 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    A Scotland Yard inspector holds the key when a college professor is shot behind a series of locked gates in this classic British mystery series opener.The usually quiet campus of St. Anthony's College is abuzz with talk of murder. Someone shot Prof. Josiah Umpleby, the college's president, in his room during the night. Word spreads all the way to London, and Insp. John Appleby of New Scotland Yard ... Read more

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  • The Long Farewell

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 17 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    The head of Scotland Yard probes the suspicious death of a Shakespearean scholar with a collection of secrets in this classic British mystery.Lewis Packford, an Elizabethan scholar, is found shot in his library. It was rumored Packford recently acquired a book annotated by the Bard, but the book is nowhere to be seen. What is beside him, however, is a note that—as Packford was wont to do—quotes ... Read more

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  • A Private View

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 13 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    From a British Golden Age author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," Sir John Appleby solves an art world crime ( The Times Literary Supplement).When Sir John Appleby is persuaded by Lady Appleby to attend an art exhibit, he believes he is only appeasing his wife, a sculptress herself, and quite the art collector, too. But when Appleby learns the show is a memorial exhibition ... Read more

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  • Appleby Talks

    23 Detective Stories

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 14 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    From a British crime author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," twenty-three short mysteries featuring the brilliant Inspector Appleby ( The Times Literary Supplement).It appears Inspector Appleby is ready to tell all in this must-read collection of twenty-three short stories from acclaimed Scottish mystery author Michael Innes. One of the most discerning detectives of Golden ... Read more

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  • Appleby's End

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 10 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    A Scotland Yard detective is snowed in with a strange family and a killer with a lethal passion for literature in this classic British mystery.Something's afoot in the village of Snarl. Incidents include animals turned to stone and ominous tombstones inscribed with deaths yet to come. Det. Insp. John Appleby is travelling by train from London to consult on the case. However, impending his arrival ... Read more

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  • Rachel Weeping

    Rachel Weeping is a contemporary drama that explores the theme of motherhood, loss and forgiveness through the experience of three victims of a horrible accident. This job was money. It was the roof over her head. It was what kept her parents alive and what allowed her to remain in South Africa legally. She knew how hard it was to find stable work, especially as a domestic worker when there were ... Read more

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  • Death on a Quiet Day

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 16 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    From a British Golden Age author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," Scotland Yard Inspector Appleby helps a student solve a murder ( The Times Literary Supplement).On holiday in the English countryside with his fellow university students, young David Henchman sets out alone for a hike across the moor. But instead of finding tranquil solitude, he stumbles upon a dead body. At ... Read more

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  • The Weight of the Evidence

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 9 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    An erudite Scotland Yard detective investigates after a professor meets a hellish end with a heavenly body in this classic British mystery.When Professor Pluckrose is found dead in his deckchair on the campus of a provincial English university, it looks as though the eminent biochemist was struck by a falling meteorite. But this was no act of God—the stone was dropped from a nearby tower.With the ... Read more

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  • There Came Both Mist and Snow

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 6 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    A Scotland Yard detective investigates when gunfire disrupts an aristocratic family's Christmas celebrations in this classic British mystery.The relatives of Sir Basil Roper are gathering to celebrate Christmas at the family's ancestral home in Yorkshire. While the ancient estate has remained unchanged for centuries, the surrounding area now features neon signs, a textile mill, and a brewery.Even ... Read more

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  • Stop Press

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 4 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    A London detective investigates after a fictional character seems to come to life to harass his creator in this classic British mystery.Richard Eliot began writing crime novels to fund his son's education. The protagonist, known as "the Spider," started off as a notorious criminal and later transformed into a private investigator. Now, after thirty-eight entries in the series, Eliot is considering ... Read more

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  • The Secret Vanguard

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 5 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    A Scotland Yard detective investigates a peculiar case of murder, poetry, kidnapping, and German spies in this classic British wartime thriller.Insp. John Appleby is puzzled by the death of Philip Ploss. Who would want to kill such a harmless, quiet man known for writing mid-level nature poetry? . . .Poetry is what Sheila Grant overhears two men discussing on a train outside Edinburgh. Their whole ... Read more

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  • Hare Sitting Up

    by Michael Innes ...
    Series Book 18 - The Inspector Appleby Mysteries
    Scotland Yard's director and a school headmaster team up to find a missing biological warfare expert in this classic, Cold War–era mystery thriller.At the height of the Cold War, one of Britain's top-secret scientists is missing. Prof. Howard Juniper was last seen leaving his lab where he conducted research on biological warfare. What's even more troubling is he may have a virulent, deadly sample ... Read more

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