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Books by Michael Innes
  | | Appleby Talks Again(Updated) (Inspector Appleby) by Michael Innes Paperback, 196 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-723-4, ISBN: 1-84232-723-2 "Ralph Dangerfield, an Edwardian playwright who belonged to the smartest young set of his day, kept a scandalous diary recording the intimate details of his own life and those of his friends. After his death, it was believed that his mother had burnt the incriminating evidence, but fifty years later, a famous collector of literary curiosities claims to have the diary in his possession and threatens to blackmail fashionable London with be ..." |
 | | The Open House(Updated) by Michael Innes Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-750-0, ISBN: 1-84232-750-X "When Inspector Appleby's car breaks down on a deserted road one dark night, he happens upon an imposing mansion, whose windows are all illuminated. His sense of curiosity gets the better of him when he discovers that the front door is wide open, and he gets a funny feeling of being watched as he wanders round this splendid house, looking for signs of life. When he finds an elaborate feast laid out, he wonders who is expected?" |
 | | Death At The President's Lodging(Updated) Seven Suspects (Inspector Appleby) by Michael Innes Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-732-6, ISBN: 1-84232-732-1 "Michael Innes. displayed contrary to custom outside the college – informed undergraduates from elsewhere that no lectures would be ... on the streets – and in no other town would they have read as discreetly as they did: Sudden Death of the President of St Anthony's. ... But it is a troubled quiet that much of the university enjoys in the twentieth century. Day and night the vast aggregation of London, sixty miles away, clamours fo ..." |
 | | The Journeying Boy(Updated) by Michael Innes Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-740-1, ISBN: 1-84232-740-2 "themselves upon his lips – they were faintly blue – but no sound came. ' Humphrey,' said Cadover loudly. 'Speak up.' 'They're after him, the bastards.' Clodd's was a barely audible whisper. 'They're after my boy.' 'Your boy?' Cadover was disconcerted. 'You have a son called Humphrey?' ' 'E was my boy – not theirs.' Weak indignation breathed in the dying man's voice. 'And a fine lad, too. Couldn't arf write you a narsty letter, 'e co ..." |
 | | Death at the Chase by Michael Innes Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1971 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-14-003243-7, ISBN: 0-14-003243-6 |
 | | Death on a Quiet Day (Paperback) by Michael Innes Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2019 by Agora Books, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-912194-62-9, ISBN: 1-912194-62-7 "David realised that he had tumbled in upon something that was not merely a mess." |
 | | A Private View An Inspector Appleby Mystery (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries) (Volume 13) by Michael Innes Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 2018 by Agora Books ISBN-13: 978-1-912194-59-9, ISBN: 1-912194-59-7 "Sir John Appleby is annoyed at being dragged to a private view of a young artist’s work. But when he is told the exhibition is for Gavin Limbert, recently found shot dead in his apartment, his suspicions are piqued. When Limbert’s most famous piece is stolen during the show, Appleby finds himself plunged in the dark and dangerous world of art smuggling. With one masterpiece missing and others disappearing, can Appleby solve this mystery ..." |
 | | The Daffodil Affair (Paperback) by Michael Innes Paperback, Published 2018 by Amazon Digital Services Llc - Kdp Print Us, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-912194-39-1, ISBN: 1-912194-39-2 |
 | | There Came Both Mist and Snow (The Inspector Appleby Mysteryes) by Michael Innes Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2017 by Ipso Books ISBN-13: 978-1-912194-37-7, ISBN: 1-912194-37-6 "It’s coming on Christmas, and Arthur Ferryman is headed to his ancestral home, Belrive Priory. Looking forward to a peaceful holiday, Arthur’s serenity is quickly interrupted by a horde of his cousins brandishing revolvers. Shooting, it seems, is their hobby du jour. This ancient estate has remained unchanged for centuries. As the area is invaded by neon signs, textile factories, and smells from the brewery, Belrive Priory has timelessl ..." |
 | | Stop Press (An Inspector Appleby Mystery) by Michael Innes Paperback, 520 Pages, Published 2017 by Ipso Books ISBN-13: 978-1-912194-15-5, ISBN: 1-912194-15-5 "A fatal moment came when Mr Eliot ought to have stopped – and didn’t. After that there was no stopping. Richard Eliot has written bestselling crime novels for years. Begun as means to fund his son’s education at Eton, his protagonist ‘the Spider’ started out as a cunning criminal and later evolved into an ingenious investigator. Despite the series success, Mr Eliot is tiring of his own invention and is looking forward to retiring. But t ..." |
 | | Hamlet, Revenge! (An Inspector Appleby Mystery) by Michael Innes Paperback, 350 Pages, Published 2017 by Ipso Books ISBN-13: 978-1-912194-13-1, ISBN: 1-912194-13-9 "A vast and glittering party, attended by the pinnacles of society, is held at the expansive Seamnum Court. The high-profile guests mill about the sweeping estate. All is pleasant and cordial. Or is it? As the guests prepare for their amateur production of Hamlet, thinly veiled threats are secretly delivered among attendees. As tensions mount, the Duke of Horton, The Lord Chancellor of England, is killed during his portrayal of Polonius. ..." |
 | | Hamlet, Revenge!(Updated) (Inspector Appleby Mystery) by Michael Innes Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2012 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-737-1, ISBN: 1-84232-737-2 "At Seamnum Court, seat of the Duke of Horton, The Lord Chancellor of England is murdered at the climax of a private presentation of Hamlet, in which he plays Polonius. Inspector Appleby pursues some of the most famous names in the country, unearthing dreadful suspicion." |
 | | An Awkward Lie(Updated) (Inspector Appleby) by Michael Innes Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-724-1, ISBN: 1-84232-724-0 "Sir John Appleby's son, Bobby, assumes his father's detective role in this baffling crime. When Bobby finds a dead man, in a bunker on a golf course, he notices something rather strange - the first finger of the man's right hand is missing. A young girl approaches the scene and offers to watch the body while Bobby goes for help, but when he returns with the police in tow, the body and the girl are missing." |
 | | Honeybath's Haven(Updated) by Michael Innes Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-739-5, ISBN: 1-84232-739-9 "When portrait painter and occasional detective, Charles Honeybath, pays a visit to his old friend Edwin Lightfoot, there are a few surprises in store. Edwin's irksome wife is packing her bags, while Edwin is indulging in an eccentric game of pretenceacting the part of a long-dead petty criminal named Flannel Foot. Days later, when Edwin disappears, Honeybath finds himself with a mystery to solve and some decisions to make about his life ..." |
 | | Lament For A Maker(Updated) (Inspector Appleby) by Michael Innes Paperback, 282 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-741-8, ISBN: 1-84232-741-0 "Michael Innes. 'Listen.' I fished from my pocket Gylby's own journal letter and turned the pages. 'It is, as you remarked, rather literary; but it gives the essence.' And I read: ... You see how, appearing like a bolt from the blue, you were yet fitted instantaneously into the jigsaw. The body ... And – as I say – you and Miss Guthrie, who might have been such an awkward irruption on the 233 lAmenT For A mAker." |
 | | A Family Affair(Updated) Picture of Guilt (Inspector Appleby) by Michael Innes Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-733-3, ISBN: 1-84232-733-X "Over a period of twenty years, a series of highly elaborate art hoaxes have been perpetrated at carefully time intervals, and in each case, the victim has a very good reason for keeping quiet. Inspector Appleby's interest is kindled by an amusing dinner-party anecdote - when he enlists the help of his wife and son, the ensuing investigation is truly a family affair. The scenes shift swiftly between glorious stately homes and the not-so- ..." |
 | | Appleby Talking Dead Man's Shoes (Inspector Appleby) by Michael Innes Paperback, 210 Pages, Published 2001 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-722-7, ISBN: 1-84232-722-4 "Michael Innes. persistence in the field of fashion eventually more than made up for any lack of positive brilliance in it; ... “It may be so, my dear Appleby – although one day you must let me tell you about Archdeacon Stoat. ... Some declared that the book would be so shocking that publication would be impossible for at least fifty years after his death. ... He was staying with his aged brother the Marquis at Benison Court at the ..." |
 | | A Connoisseur's Case(Updated) The Crabtree Affair (Inspector Appleby) by Michael Innes Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 2001 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-1-84232-729-6, ISBN: 1-84232-729-1 "'No wonder,' Appleby said, 'that the poor lady was anxious to see Crabtree's death explained in terms of the remote past. ... Then again, when the two children were savaging each other, Daphne said that Crabtree had “shown Peter all sorts of ..." |
 | | Death at the President's Lodging(1st Edition) (Classic Crime) by Michael Innes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1992 by Penguin Books Import ISBN-13: 978-0-14-010555-1, ISBN: 0-14-010555-7 "Inspector John Appleby has a difficult and delicate task when he investigates the murder of the unpopular Josiah Umpleby of St Anthony's College." |
 | | There Came Both Mist and Snow(Updated) by Michael Innes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1988 by Mysterious Press Import ISBN-13: 978-0-09-954770-9, ISBN: 0-09-954770-8 |
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