Appleby's End
An Inspector Appleby Mystery
by Michael Innes
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Pub Date Jan 25 2018 | Archive Date Feb 28 2018
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Description
By the way,’ said Appleby, ‘what is the name of this sta –’ He stopped, his question already answered. Straight before him, sufficiently lit by the yellow rays of a hanging lantern, was a boldly lettered board. He read the inscription: APPLEBY’S END.
Strange things have been happening in Snarl: missing animals have been replaced with marble effigies; ominous tombstones have arrived predicting future deaths. Detective Inspector John Appleby is travelling by train to consult on the case. His journey is interrupted, however, when the inscrutable Mr. Raven informs Appleby that he won’t make his connection, and seems more than keen to offer Appleby a place to sleep for the night.
Appleby is charmed by this kindness, but is soon plagued by second thoughts. As the train compartment fills, Appleby notices a striking resemblance between the passengers: the same long nose, the same cold eyes… soon he is faced with the entire Raven family. What could these strangers possibly want with Appleby?
As Appleby learns more about the Ravens and their novelist relative, Ranulph, he begins to suspect a connection to his case. Do the Ravens have sinister intentions, or are they the key to solving the mystery?
In this bizarre little town filled with curious characters and troubling tales, should Appleby feel safe, or should he have seen the signs?
Appleby’s End was originally published in 1945.
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781912194414 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
Featured Reviews
Roman C, Reviewer
This series is definitely an acquired taste, and this story is one of the most eccentric: think a typical Golden Age Scotland Yard detective thrust into a Gothic setting, peopled by the weird, the Dickensian and the grotesque. Amidst all the genre-bending, Appleby solves a murder - and gets involved in a romance! Surreal, wacky, erudite and witty.
Eric B, Reviewer
This was great fun, with overtones of "Cold Comfort Farm" as well as the usual Classical and Eng. Lit.
references and swipes at Agatha Christie and Victorian literature, painting and sculpture.
Appleby meets the Raven family, among them, Judith, his future wife. They are both swept away and Appleby becomes involved in sorting out a swathe of rural shenanigans which might, or, this being a Michael Innes, might not, encompass murder, witchcraft and lost heirs.
All is sorted out and there is a deliciously unexpected sting in the ultimate paragraph.
Thank you to Netgalley and Ipso Books for the digital review copy.
Leyla J, Reviewer
This was a an intriguing book, a little hard at times to get through, but very much a book one just cannot put away. The mystery winds its way away around a lot of "by tracks and lanes' so to speak, but it does get to a very satisfying end, which seems to be very Michael Innes
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