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Michael Innes
A collection of witty, at times absurd, but always entertaining short stories from one of the most esteemed writers of Classic Crime. Spanning Inspector Appleby’s cases from his youth to…
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A London detective investigates after a fictional character seems to come to life to harass his creator in this classic British mystery.
Richard Eliot began writing crime novels to fund…
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A Scotland Yard inspector holds the key when a college professor is shot behind a series of locked gates in this classic British mystery series opener.
The usually quiet campus…
A Scotland Yard detective investigates a peculiar case of murder, poetry, kidnapping, and German spies in this classic British wartime thriller.
Insp. John Appleby is puzzled by the death of…
A London detective investigates when a troubled Scottish laird takes a fall in this classic British mystery by the author of Hamlet, Revenge!.
Strange things are happening around the remote…
A Scotland Yard detective probes a high-society house party for someone rotten when a government official is murdered in this classic British mystery.
Preparations are underway for a grand party…
A Scotland Yard detective is snowed in with a strange family and a killer with a lethal passion for literature in this classic British mystery.
Something's afoot in the village…
A Scotland Yard detective investigates when gunfire disrupts an aristocratic family's Christmas celebrations in this classic British mystery.
The relatives of Sir Basil Roper are gathering to celebrate Christmas at…
An erudite Scotland Yard detective investigates after a professor meets a hellish end with a heavenly body in this classic British mystery.
When Professor Pluckrose is found dead in his…
An exScotland Yard inspector is pulled out of retirement to investigate a murder and a family's fiery legacy in this classic British mystery.
Sir John Appleby has left Scotland Yard…
In this chilling classic British mystery thriller, a Scotland Yard inspector and his sister search for her missing fianc in a city of vanishing people.
Petty con man Alfred Routh…
From a British Golden Age author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," Sir John Appleby solves an art world crime (The Times Literary Supplement).
When Sir John…
The head of Scotland Yard probes the suspicious death of a Shakespearean scholar with a collection of secrets in this classic British mystery.
Lewis Packford, an Elizabethan scholar, is found…
Scotland Yard's director and a school headmaster team up to find a missing biological warfare expert in this classic, Cold Warera mystery thriller.
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From a British crime author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," twenty-three short mysteries featuring the brilliant Inspector Appleby (The Times Literary Supplement).
It appears Inspector Appleby…
From a British mystery author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," eighteen classic crime stories, perfect for astute armchair detectives (The Times Literary Supplement).
Scandal is at…
From a British Golden Age author "in a class by himself among detective story writers," Scotland Yard Inspector Appleby helps a student solve a murder (The Times Literary Supplement).
On…
A Scotland Yard detective probes a string of strange disappearances and paranormal phenomena in this classic British mystery adventure.
Insp. John Appleby has his hands full. It begins when his…
When artist Gavin Limbert’s most famous piece is stolen during his show, Appleby finds himself plunged in the dark and dangerous world of art smuggling. With one masterpiece missing and…
When David Henchman heads out of Oxford for a hike across Dartmoor the last thing he expects to find is a dead body. David assumes the death was self-inflicted. But…
Appleby is on his way to Oxford - his sister’s fiance is missing. Rumours of a man on the run buzz around the city: something unsettling is surely afoot. In…
Michael a Innes
Blending historical research with policy analysis, Innes investigates how the concept of sanctuary shaped Washington's own understanding of how warfare should be conducted, against conventional and unconventional opponents alike.
The war on terror’s emphasis on denying sanctuary and safe havens to terrorists has placed a premium on physical territory, from mountain caves and frontier hideouts to the bordered world…
Featuring fresh contributions from leading scholars, this volume considers a varied range of post-war, post-Dayton and post-9/11 problems and issues in Bosnian security.
Michael A. Innes,William C. Banks
On the cutting edge of current research on surrogacy and proxy warfare
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