Appleby and the Ospreys (Crime, Penguin)
 Bats in the belfry: In this particular Appleby mystery, Sir John, lately retired from Scotland Yard, is lunching at Clusters, the neighboring Osprey estate. Most of the luncheon chit-chat concerns bats in the church belfry, and the reader is gently [... more]
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The Open House (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Allusive, melodramatic English Manor mystery: "The Open House" (1972) is one of my favorite Sir John Appleby mysteries--a slightly hallucinatory murder mystery set in what at first appears to be a fully furnished, but abandoned English manor. [... more]
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Appleby and The Ospreys (Inspector Appleby Mysteries)
Bats in the belfry: In this particular Appleby mystery, Sir John, lately retired from Scotland Yard, is lunching at Clusters, the neighboring Osprey estate. Most of the luncheon chit-chat concerns bats in the church belfry, and the reader is gently [... more]
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Lord Mullion's Secret (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Author: Michael Innes Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9781842327432 ISBN: 1842327437 Number Of Pages: 178 Publication Date: 2000-01 Release Date: 2008-09-23 [... more]
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Appleby's Other Story (Inspector Appleby Mysteries)
Excellent mystery, horrible pun: The cover on my edition of "Appleby's Other Story (1974)" is adorned with a badger dressed in a diamond choker, and a plastic peacock. A peacock, badgers, and diamonds are indeed featured in this British manor [... more]
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The Man from the Sea: A Classic British Mystery
The never-ending story: Michael Innes wrote some of his best, most easily flowing suspense novels starring young men, usually college undergraduates, and "The Man from the Sea" (1955) is no exception. His young men are uniformly intelligent ( [... more]
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Appleby's End (Perennial Library)
Phantasmal boars, hares, cucumbers, and pineapples: Detective Inspector John Appleby loses his heart to Judith Raven in "Appleby's End" (1945) after floating down an icy river on top of a carriage with her, then spending part of the night [... more]
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The Crabtree Affair: A Sir John Appleby Mystery
Return of the Prodigal or A Good Walk, Ruined: The adventures of Dashiell Hammett's retired private eye Nick Charles and his rich, and not-quite-as-ditzy-as-you'd-think wife could be called the American equivalent of the mysteries of New Scotland Yard [... more]
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Sheiks And Adders (Inspector Appleby Mysteries)
Snakes and Ladders: The plot of "Sheiks and Adders" (1982) might seem very similar to "Death by Water" (1968). In both novels, Sir John Appleby, retired Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police (New Scotland Yard) is invited to a new [... more]
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Carson's Conspiracy (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Wow! What an ending!: I was enjoying this book. I like Sir John Appleby. Michael Innes's mysteries are sophisticated and quirky. Anyway, it was pretty good, then I got to the ending and wow! What a surprise! I had to give it 5 stars. Appleby's neighbor, [... more]
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Hamlet, Revenge! (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Age cannot wither these characters: This classical suspense novel, first published in 1937 might be difficult to follow for readers who are not already familiar with Shakespeareýs ýThe Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince Denmark.ý However, it [... more]
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Murder Nost Cozy: Mysteries in the Classic Tradition ...
Author: Dorothy Leigh Sayers Author: Cynthia Manson Author: Michael Innes Author: Julian Symons Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.087208 EAN: 9780451174833 ISBN: 0451174836 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 1993-01-01 [... more]
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