A Night of Errors
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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    • First Edition
    • Jun-1989
    • HarperPerennial
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 0060808772
    • ISBN13: 9780060808778
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    • Sep-2008
    • Xlibris Corporation
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1842327488
    • ISBN13: 9781842327487
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    • Apr-2018
    • Ipso Books
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1912194570
    • ISBN13: 9781912194575
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    • May-2024
    • Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1504092295
    • ISBN13: 9781504092296
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    • Feb-2010
    • House of Stratus, Incorporated
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 0755121074
    • ISBN13: 9780755121076
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    • Oct-2010
    • House of Stratus
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • Mar-2018
    • Agora Books
    • eBook (Kindle)
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    • Jun-2023
    • Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
    • eBook
    • ISBN: 1504088271
    • ISBN13: 9781504088275
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    • Jul-2016
    • Brilliance Audio
    • MP3 CD
    • ISBN: 1531842658
    • ISBN13: 9781531842659
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    • Sep-2019
    • Brilliance Audio
    • Audio CD
    • ISBN: 1721345329
    • ISBN13: 9781721345328



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