Sheiks And Adders (inspector Appleby Mysteries)
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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]
$16.95
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The Weight Of The Evidence (inspector Appleby Mystery)
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The Gay Phoenix (inspector Appleby Mystery)
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A Private View (inspector Appleby Mystery)
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$22.95
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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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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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Death At The President's Lodging (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
Pushing at the limits of Golden Age detective fiction.: Had Borges ever read this classic detective novel? I'm not suggesting Innes bursts the boundaries of his form like Borges or Chesterton. On its most obvious level, this is a typical product of [... more]
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Appleby's End (Inspector Appleby Mysteries)
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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Lament for a Maker (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
One of my favorite Detective Appleby mysteries: Threaded throughout "Lament for a Maker" (1938) is the haunting strain of William Dunbar's (1465-1520?) medieval dirge of that name: "I that in heill was and gladnèss Am trublit now [... more]
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The Weight Of The Evidence (Inspector Appleby Mystery)
The twice-landed meteorite: The setting of "The Weight of the Evidence" (1943) is undoubtedly a product of the many years that Michael Innes (whose real name was John Innes Mackintosh Stewart) spent laboring in the halls of academia. Among the [... more]
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