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Michael Innes

    Writing as Michael Innes, this author crafted compelling mystery novels, often featuring the Scotland Yard detective John Appleby. His works are notable not only for their intricate plots but also for their literary depth, drawing from a rich academic background. He possessed a refined style and intellectual wit that drew readers into a world of puzzles and engaging narratives. The author expertly blended suspense with subtle social commentary, elevating the genre with his sophisticated approach.

    Michael Innes
    Death on a Quiet Day
    A Night of Errors
    Hare Sitting Up
    Appleby and the Ospreys
    The Open House
    Appleby´s End
    • 2023

      Umgeben von mittelalterlichen Ruinen und einem verwunschenen Garten liegt in Yorkshire das atemberaubende Herrenhaus Belrive Priory. Weihnachten steht vor der Tür, und der Schriftsteller Arthur Ferryman freut sich, zu dem verschneiten Familiensitz zurückzukehren. Jedoch muss er bei seiner Ankunft schockiert feststellen, dass seine Cousins und Cousinen einen neuen Sport für sich entdeckt haben: das Pistolenschießen. Tatsächlich ist in Belrive jede Ablenkung willkommen, denn es mangelt in der Familie nicht an Zwistigkeiten. Wenn nicht geschossen wird, vertreiben die Anwesenden sich die Zeit damit, sich gegenseitig zu beharken, Shakespeare zu zitieren oder das neueste Werk von Arthurs Cousine Lucy Chigwidden zu kritisieren, einer aufstrebenden Krimiautorin, die Arthur auf Schritt und Tritt mit ihren Manuskripten verfolgt. Als einer der Gäste erschossen aufgefunden wird, tritt Inspector Appleby auf den Plan und hat inmitten der chaotischen Familie einige Mühen herauszufinden, was sich auf dem alten Landsitz zugetragen hat.

      Ein Schuss im Schnee
    • 2021

      America's wars after the 9/11 attacks were marked by a political obsession with terrorist 'sanctuaries' and 'safe havens'. From mountain redoubts in Afghanistan to the deserts of Iraq, Washington's policy-makers maintained an unwavering focus on finding and destroying the refuges, bases and citadels of modern guerrilla movements, and holding their sponsors to account.This was a preoccupation embedded in nearly every official speech and document of the time, a corpus of material that offered a new logic for thinking about the world. As an exercise in political communication, it was a spectacular success. From 2001 to 2009, President George W. Bush and his closest advisors set terms of reference that cascaded down from the White House, through government and into the hearts and minds of Americans. 'Sanctuary' was the red thread running through all of it, permeating the decisions and discourses of the day.Where did this obsession come from? How did it become such an important feature of American political life? In this new political history, Michael A. Innes explores precedents, from Saigon to Baghdad, and traces how decision-makers and their advisors used ideas of sanctuary to redefine American foreign policy, national security, and enemies real and imagined.

      Streets Without Joy
    • 2008

      Appleby at Allington

      • 178 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      3.5(97)Add rating

      Sir John Appleby dines one evening at Allington Park, the Georgian home of his acquaintance Owain Allington, who is new to the area. His curiosity is aroused when Allington mentions his nephew and heir to the estate, Martin Allington, whose name Appleby recognises. The evening comes to an end but just as Appleby is leaving, they find a dead man - electrocuted in the son et lumiŠre box which had been installed in the grounds.

      Appleby at Allington
    • 2008

      Sir John and Lady Appleby attend a memorial exhibition of artist Gavin Limbert, who was recently found shot, under very suspicious circumstances. As Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sir John is already interested, but he becomes more intrigued when Limbert's last masterpiece is stolen.

      A Private View
    • 2004

      Serie Negra - 43: ¡Hamlet, venganza!

      • 362 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      En Scamnum, el extraordinario palacio propiedad de los banqueros Crispin, se escenifica Hamlet, el drama shakespeariano. Los invitados, amigos de la familia y pertenecientes a la más alta sociedad, son los actores. En medio de la representación se oye un disparo y Polonio, oculto tras los cortinajes, cae muerto. Tres días antes, algunos de los asistentes habían recibido unos amenazadores mensajes escritos que hablaban de venganza. Pero optaron por pensar que era una broma.

      Serie Negra - 43: ¡Hamlet, venganza!
    • 2002
    • 1997