Books like The Paper Thunderbolt by Michael Innes
Michael Innes’ chapter of the Sir John Appleby detective series centers on the clandestine experiments at Milton Manor Clinic. When an inept con‑man disrupts a covert operation, Appleby discovers that the secret Formula 10 is part of the broader Operation Pax. The investigation unfolds amid London’s shadowy precincts, as Sir Appleby pieces together the motives behind the research and the criminal network intent on exploiting the dangerous formula.
First publish date: 1951
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Michael Innes
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