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A Night of Errors
A Night of Errors
A Night of Errors
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A Night of Errors

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An ex–Scotland 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 behind to retire to the country—but there’s no escaping crime. In the middle of a hot summer night, he is woken up by a phone call. Inspector Hyland of the Sherris Magna police is in dire need of assistance after a local baronet has been murdered . . .

Of course, it’s far more complex than that. Authorities believe Sir Oliver Dromio was hit over the head with a revolver then burned in his study’s fireplace. There’s also the matter of Oliver’s brothers. The late baronet was a triplet who lost his two brothers in a fire forty years ago. Was Oliver’s murder an act of retribution?

Appleby makes his way to Sherris Hall where he gets caught up in a family’s melodrama in a household teeming with legend and tragedy. Sifting through family secrets in squabbles, Appleby must smoke out a killer before they strike again . . .

Praise for Michael Innes and Inspector Appleby

“The author’s ingenuity and wit are seemingly endless.” —The Daily Telegraph

“Altogether a brilliant piece of work.” —Birmingham Post

“Innes is in a class by himself when it comes to detective fiction.” —The Times Literary Supplement

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Release dateJun 13, 2023
ISBN9781504088275
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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Fun read. The Appleby mysteries used to be a favorite of mine and I hadn't read this one before. This book had the literate, somewhat tricky and ridiculous plot that some of the earlier ones had. I liked it but the plot did seem really ridiculous. Also, until this book, I hadn't realized that Appleby had retired from the CID after his marriage because in later books he was back with Scotland yard.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Appleby has left Scotland Yard following his marriage but still gets talked into helping the local police inspector when murder strikes the Dromio family.While this plot is convoluted in typical Innes fashion, this 11th entry in the series is more of a straight-forward police procedural than several of the previous books. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, I found this one of the more entertaining books so far.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This is a Inspector Appleby mystery. It is filled with complex plot twists and is quite entertaining.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This tale of triplets and a family curse of sorts is full of drama and unexpected twists. Appleby doesn't make his appearance until well into the book, which might account for the slow start. But the sense of something horrible waiting at the end is there right from the opening pages, and the book doesn't disappoint. CMB

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