Books like The Michael Innes Omnibus by Michael Innes
The Michael Innes Omnibus collects three suspenseful detective novels by Michael Innes: *Death at the President's Lodging*, *Hamlet, Revenge!* and *The Daffodil Affair*. In each story, Inspector John Appleby confronts baffling clues and a plethora of suspects. He tackles the macabre murder of a university president, a shooting incident involving the Lord Chancellor while he performed the role of Polonius, and the simultaneous wartime disappearance of a half‑witted girl from London and a half‑witted horse from Harrogate.
First publish date: 1983
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Michael Innes
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