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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Michael Innes Omnibus The Michael Innes Omnibus Michael Innes > Three tensely exhilarating novels *Death at the President's Lodging*, *Hamlet, Revenge!* and *The Daffodil Affair* make up >**THE MICHAEL INNES OMNIBUS** >Clues baffle and suspects abound whe… OL15479576W
A Connoisseur's Case A Connoisseur's Case Michael Innes > When John Appleby's wife, Judith, sets eyes on Scroop House, she insists that they introduce themselves to the owners - a suggestion that makes her sometimes reserved husband turn very pale. When J… OL3412334W
Hamlet, Revenge! (Inspector Appleby Mystery) Hamlet, Revenge! (Inspector Appleby Mystery) Michael Innes > Murder at Scamnum Court, the grandest of England's stately homes, a treasure-house guarded only by the marble deities that line its terraces. And murder during a performance of *Hamlet*, played on … OL3412348W
Appleby and Honeybath Appleby and Honeybath Michael Innes From Goodreads: "Every English mansion has a locked room, and Grinton Hall is no exception - the library has hidden doors and passages and a corpse. But when the corpse goes missing, Sir John Appleby… OL3412398W
The open house The open house Michael Innes 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 … OL3412419W
Death on a Quiet Day Death on a Quiet Day Michael Innes > Student David Henchman decides to spend a quiet day in the country to escape from his boisterous classmate tormentors but gets more than he bargains for when he comes across a man with a bullet hol… OL3412424W
The gay phoenix The gay phoenix Michael Innes When tycoon, Charles Povey, is killed in a bizarre boating accident, his corrupt, look-alike brother, Arthur, adopts his identity and his financial empire. But the charade becomes complicated when on… OL3412425W
Appleby's Answer Appleby's Answer Michael Innes Is a famous mystery writer unwittingly orchestrating an actual murder? OL3412430W
The daffodil affair The daffodil affair Michael Innes Penguin Classic Crime, 1964 edition, 212 pp. The epub version had significant errors but the .pdf was okay. I found the version in Innes trilogy a bit more readable though. One of Innes "fantastical… OL3412431W
Operation Pax Operation Pax Michael Innes > What kind of research was really going on at Milton Manor Clinic? What exactly was Formula 10? If it hadn't been for the blundering intervention of a cheap con-man on the run, Appleby would never h… OL3412434W
The Secret Vanguard The Secret Vanguard Michael Innes > On an ordinary train journey to Scotland, Sheila Grant becomes embroiled in a plot that is anything but: a chemist has gone missing, an artist has been kidnapped, and a poet has been murdered. >… OL3412439W
The weight of the evidence The weight of the evidence Michael Innes Inspector Appleby arrives at Nesfield University to investigate the very strange death of Professor Pluckrose, struck on the head by a falling meteorite. The Inspector is there because a) it didn’t … OL3412440W
Appleby's other story Appleby's other story Michael Innes During a walk to Elvedon House, palatial home of the Tythertons, Sir John Appleby and Chief Constable Colonel Pride are stunned to find a police van and two cars parked outside. Wealthy Maurice Tythe… OL3412441W
The long farewell The long farewell Michael Innes Driving through Italy, Sir John Appleby of Scotland Yard calls on his old acquaintance Lewis Packford. Their conversation over dinner ranges from Shakespeare to the psychology of forgery. Later, back… OL3412447W
Silence Observed Silence Observed Michael Innes > Respected Fine Art experts are deceived in one of the most intriguing murder cases Inspector Appleby has ever faced, beginning with Gribble, a collector of forgeries whose latest acquisition is fou… OL3412450W