
Operation Pax
Michael Innes(Author)
Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller (Publisher)
Published on 21. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
370 pages
978-1-5040-9230-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this chilling classic British mystery thriller, a Scotland Yard inspector and his sister search for her missing fiancé in a city of vanishing people.
Petty con man Alfred Routh thinks a place like Milton Manor outside Oxford will have something nice to steal. When he learns what is inside, however, he is desperate to steal away with his life . . . Meanwhile, Sir John Appleby from Scotland Yard is headed to Oxford to help his sister Jane. Her fiancé, a war hero and promising academic, has gone missing and many are concerned for his safety. But he's not the only recent disappearance in the area. As Appleby's investigation begins, things only get more bizarre. The trail of clues leads him and Jane through the city of Oxford to the grounds of Milton Manor and the terrifying secrets within . . . Originally published as The Paper Thunderbolt.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 SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Open Road Media
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
521 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5040-9230-2 (9781504092302)
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Michael Innes
Operation Pax
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Person
Michael Innes (1906-1994) was the pseudonym of John Innes MacKintosh "J.I.M." Stewart. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotlandeducated at Oxford, and taught English at universities in the UK and Australia. Writing as J.I.M. Stewart he published a number of scholarly works, mainly critical studies of authors, including Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling, as well as more than twenty works of fiction and a memoir. As Michael Innes, he published numerous mystery novels and short story collections, most featuring the Scotland Yard detective Inspector John Appleby.