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Sir John Appleby
Sir John Appleby is a fictional detective created by Michael Innes in the 1930s who appeared in many novels and short stories. Character overview Appleby had perhaps the longest career of any of the great detectives. In ''Silence Observed'' he states that his age is fifty-three, which, if the action of the book takes place in the year of publication, would mean that he was born in 1907 or 1908. This is contradicted in ''The Gay Phoenix'' where he says that he was 29 when he married. He becomes engaged in '' Appleby's End'', published 1945, which would mean that he was born in 1916. Appleby's background remains enigmatic although certain clues emerge in several novels. He was born in Kirkby Overblow (as mentioned in '' Hare Sitting Up'') and brought up in a back street in a Midlands town (''Appleby's Other Story''). His grandfather had been a baker and he himself had won a scholarship to university ('' There Came Both Mist and Snow''). He first appeared as a youthful Detective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death At The President's Lodging
''Death at the President's Lodging'' is a 1936 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.Reilly p.845 It was the first in a series of novels featuring John Appleby, a Detective Inspector in the Metropolitan Police. It is a traditional closed circle of suspects mystery, taking place in a fictitious Oxbridge college located in Bletchley about halfway between Cambridge and Oxford on the Varsity Line. It was released in the United States by Dodd, Mead under the alternative title ''Seven Suspects''. Synopsis Professor Umpleby, the president of St. Antony's College, is found shot dead in his study one night. Called in from London to handle the case, Appleby sets to work unravelling the mystery around it while staying at the college. It is clear due to a series of locked gates that only one of the fellows could have murdered their colleague. Despite the attempts of the Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleby On Ararat
''Appleby on Ararat'' is a 1941 mystery thriller novel by the British writer Michael Innes. It is the seventh in his series featuring John Appleby, a Detective Inspector in the Metropolitan Police. Set during the Second World War the plot takes place on an island in the South Pacific. It was described by his biographer as "in every way Innes's most exotic production".Scheper p.72 Synopsis A cruise liner is torpedoed while in the South Seas and half a dozen passengers float away on a sundeck café and are shipwrecked on what they take to be a deserted island. They soon prove to be mistaken as the island is crawling with other inhabitants, both native and foreign, including a group of archaeologists and a Nazi spy ring Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangibl .... Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Price
Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the film '' Kind Hearts and Coronets'' (1949) and for his portrayal of the omnicompetent valet Jeeves in 1960s television adaptations of P. G. Wodehouse's stories. Biography Early life Price was born in Ruscombe in Berkshire. He had distant Welsh family connections, and was the son of Brigadier-General Thomas Rose Caradoc Price (1875–1949) CMG DSO (who was a great-grandson of Sir Rose Price, 1st Baronet and, through his mother, a descendant of the Baillie baronets of Polkemmet, near Whitburn, West Lothian) and his wife Dorothy, née Verey, daughter of Sir Henry Verey, Official Referee of the Supreme Court of Judicature."Mr Dennis Price – An actor of style", ''The Times'', 8 October 1973, p. 19Gaye, p. 1076 He attended Copthorne Prep School, Radley College and Worcester College, Oxford. He studied acting at the Embassy Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective (TV Series)
A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately. Overview Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is a licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, by examining and evaluating clues and personal records in order to uncover the identity and/or whereabouts of criminals. In some police departments, a detective position is obtained by passing a written test after a person completes the requirements for being a police officer. In many other police systems, detectives are college graduates who join directly from civilian life without first serving as uniformed officers. Some argue that detectives do a completely different job and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleby At Allington
''Appleby at Allington'' is a 1968 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes. It is the twentieth in his long-running series featuring Sir John Appleby of Scotland Yard, now retired. It takes the form of a Golden Age country house mystery with elements of farce. It was released in the United States by Dodd, Mead under the alternative title ''Death by Water''.Reilly p.845 A review in the ''Times Literary Supplement'' described it as a "tasty, vintagey Innes, with the only disadvantage that he doesn't allow himself space to develop the many engaging characters and plot potentials". Synopsis While dining at Allington Park, the home of his neighbour Owain Allington who has recently reacquired his family's ancestral estates, Appleby and his host discover the body of Allington's nephew Martin in the control booth of the Son et lumière set up ahead of the garden A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bloody Wood
''The Bloody Wood'' is a 1966 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes. It is the nineteenth in his long-running series featuring Sir John Appleby of Scotland Yard.Reilly p.845 It takes the form of a Golden Age The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, particularly the '' Works and Days'' of Hesiod, and is part of the description of temporal decline of the state of peoples through five Ages, Gold being the first and the one during which the G ...-style country house mystery. Synopsis Appleby and his wife Judith are amongst the guests at Charne, the estate of Charles Martineau. Martineau's wife Grace is very ill, and one of her final requests is that her husband should marry her favourite niece Martine. When both Grace and Charles die on the same day, Apple steps in to investigate. References Bibliography * Hubin, Allen J. ''Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography''. Garland Publishing, 1984. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Connoisseur's Case
''A Connoisseur's Case'' is a 1962 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes. It is the eighteenth in his series featuring John Appleby of Scotland Yard. It is a country house mystery, harking back to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It was released in the United States by Dodd, Mead under the alternative title An alternative title is a media sales device most prominently used in film distribution. Books and films are commonly released under a different title when they are screened or sold in a different country. This can vary from small change to the ... ''The Crabtree Affair''.Reilly p.845 References Bibliography * Hubin, Allen J. ''Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography''. Garland Publishing, 1984. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * Scheper, George L. ''Michael Innes''. Ungar, 1986. 1962 British novels British mystery novels British crime novels Novels by Michael Innes Novels set in En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silence Observed
''Silence Observed'' is a 1961 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes. It is the seventeenth entry in his series featuring Sir John Appleby, now an Assistant Commissioner at Scotland Yard.Scheper p.133-34 It received a positive review from Anthony Lejeune in the ''Times Literary Supplement ''The Times Literary Supplement'' (''TLS'') is a weekly literary review published in London by News UK, a subsidiary of News Corp. History The ''TLS'' first appeared in 1902 as a supplement to '' The Times'' but became a separate publication ...''. References Bibliography * Hubin, Allen J. ''Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography''. Garland Publishing, 1984. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. * Scheper, George L. ''Michael Innes''. Ungar, 1986. 1961 British novels British mystery novels British crime novels Novels by Michael Innes Novels set in London British detective novels Victor Gollancz Ltd book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Farewell (novel)
''The Long Farewell'' is a 1958 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.Reilly p.845 It is the fifteenth novel in his series featuring John Appleby, a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police. The title refers to a quote from Cardinal Wolsey in William Shakespeare's '' Henry VIII''. Synopsis While holidaying in Verona Appleby drops in on an old acquaintance, the Shakespearean scholar Lewis Packard. Over dinner he wonders whether Packard has some new discovery that will again astound the world of literary scholarship. However, a few months later Packard is dead. After attending his burial in London, Appleby travels out to his Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , ... mansion. The official police view is that Packard committed suicide with a rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appleby Plays Chicken
''Appleby Plays Chicken'' is a 1957 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.Reilly p.845 It is the fourteenth novel in the long-running series by Innes featuring John Appleby, a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police. It blends the traditional Golden Age detective story with a mystery spy Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ... thriller novel, thriller plot. It was published in the United States under the alternative title ''Death on a Quiet Day''. Anthony Berkeley reviewing the novel in ''The Guardian'' observed "Michael Innes's appeal is to the intelligence, sometimes almost too much so; but in Appleby Plays Chicken he tells a straightforward story, based upon blackmail. Straightforward, that is, for this author; for there are the usual pleasant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Private View
''A Private View'' is a 1952 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes. Hubin p.214It is the thirteenth in his series featuring John Appleby, now an Assistant Commissioner in the Metropolitan Police. It also features the characters of Inspector Cadover and the Duke of Horton who had previously appeared in '' What Happened at Hazelwood'' and ''Hamlet, Revenge!'' respectively. Appleby's wife Judith also plays a major role in the story. Synopsis London, 1951. Appleby accompanies his wife to a Private view at an art gallery featuring an exhibition of paintings by a young artist murdered several days earlier. While he is there, the last work ever painted by him is stolen in plain view, which Appleby at first takes to be part of a publicity stunt by the gallery's owner. Intrigued, he visits the late painter's studio just off the King's Road in Chelsea. There he discovers a work by Stubbs which soon proves to have recently been stolen from a country house. Before long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
