
The Weight of the Evidence
Michael Innes(Author)
Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller (Publisher)
Published on 9. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
252 pages
978-1-5040-9226-5 (ISBN)
Description
An erudite Scotland Yard detective investigates after a professor meets a hellish end with a heavenly body in this classic British mystery.
When Professor Pluckrose is found dead in his deckchair on the campus of a provincial English university, it looks as though the eminent biochemist was struck by a falling meteorite. But this was no act of God--the stone was dropped from a nearby tower. With the local authorities baffled, Scotland Yard's Insp. John Appleby is asked to consult on the case. Combing the hallowed halls for information, Appleby finds plenty of pompous academics with their own theories about the murder--as well as their own motives. Appleby must study the clues thoroughly if he hopes to determine who among them has a mind for murder. Praise for The Weight of the Evidence"Appleby's adventures in search of clues among the classics may be strongly recommended for its sturdy independence and originality." --The Times Literary Supplement
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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: 15 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5040-9226-5 (9781504092265)
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The Weight of the Evidence
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06/2023
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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.