Synopsis
"Grove nods at grove, each alley has a brother..." Sir John Appleby, that greatest of detectives, is quoting poetry to his friend the Chief Constable, Colonel Pride, as they survey the magnificence of Elvedon Court from the Palladian bridge in the Park. And we are at the opening paragraph of another delicious Innes mystery. Sir John is of course rather given to quoting poetry - a surprising trait an ex-Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, or so Colonel Pride, a plain man himself, feels. But the quotation has a prophetic quality: though neither of them yet knows that inside the great house its owner, Maurice Tytherton, is lying murdered, the line of verse contains an unwitting clue to the solution. Tytherton was shot dead around eleven o'clock last night. And now, next morning, Pride is taking Appleby over to Elvedon in the hope of interesting him in the curious affair of some stolen pictures. Appleby is not responding with any eagerness: he wants to maintain his retired status. But murder is another matter. Especially with such a varied assortment of possible suspects: Tytherton's young wife, who is having an affair with an eminent surgeon, a house guest; his mistress, Cynthia Graves, whom only yesterday he found in bed with his ne'er-do-well nephew Archie; his son Mark, who has just returned from several years in Argentina, and without announcing his arrival in the vicinity; his secretary, Ramsden, who is almost too efficient to be true; and a couple more house guests - the shady art dealer, Egon Raffaello, and the puzzling Miss Kentwell, who claims to be a promoter of charities. They all have secrets to hide, and speedily, but imperturbably, Appleby gets to the bottom of most of them. However, the solution of the murder remains obstinately a problem - until he hits upon the crucial clue. "Yes," Appleby muses afterwards, "the entire architecture of the place favoured the deception...Grove nods to grove..."
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Appleby's Other Story (A Red Badge Novel of Suspense)
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Dodd, Meade & Co., N.Y., 1974
ISBN 10: 0396067158
ISBN 13: 9780396067153
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Appleby's Other Story
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Dodd, Mead & Company, U. S., 1974
ISBN 10: 0396067158
ISBN 13: 9780396067153
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APPLEBY'S OTHER STORY
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Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1974
ISBN 10: 0396067158
ISBN 13: 9780396067153
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. Innes' Sir John Appleby, featured in many of the author's past mysteries, is retired now from his post as Metropolitan Police Commissioner, but is tempted to return to deal with a case involving stolen art, a murdered man of wealth and a plethora of suspects, including the man's wife, who is having an affair with an eminent surgeon; the rich man's mistress, who is bedding his nephew; his son, his secretary, a house guest who's a shady art dealer and a Miss Kentwell, who claims to be representing charitable organizations. Remainder dots on top and bottom edges of text, o/w boards and text are clean, tight, with a slight spine lean; the dustjacket is tattered with somewhat large chips missing from the back panel and the top of the spine, as well as considerable surface and edgewear. That said, the dj is about 85 percent whole and not missing anything of significence. A quite decent reading copy. Seller Inventory # 004256
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Appleby's other story (A Red badge novel of suspense)
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APPLEBY'S OTHER STORY, A red Badge Novel of Suspense
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ISBN 10: 0396067158
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.US. VERY GOOD CONDITION clean, solid, bright.; BLACK TITLES ON BRIGHT RED SPINE STRIP. RED HARD COVERS.WHITE ENDPAPERS.; 192pg pages; DETECTIVE STORY, MYSTERY.Taking place in the art world, this Sir John Appleby adventure involves the murder of Maurice Tytherton in his mansion. Appleby much prefers to quote poetry than to solve the murder, but he does so reluctantly. Much talk throughout of detective stories. Seller Inventory # 137043
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Appleby's Other Story
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ISBN 10: 0396067158
ISBN 13: 9780396067153
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. New York: Dodd, Mead, (1974). First American Edition. 8vo. 192pp. Red cloth, spine letters black. Book in fine condition, dj very good (sightly worn and rubbed). Review copy, slip laid in. ISBN 0396067158; A Red Badge Novel Of Suspense; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages. Seller Inventory # 15709
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APPLEBY'S OTHER STORY
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ISBN 10: 0396067158
ISBN 13: 9780396067153
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Condition: Very Good. First Edition. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1974). 1st US Edition. 192 p. Hardbound, red cloth and black spine titles, with Dust Jacket. DJ is worn along fore-edges. Otherwise minor edgewear with 2 short tears to the rear panel. Very slight wear to extremities of boards. Still a nice copy solid in its binding. VG+/VG. Seller Inventory # 124
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Appleby's other story (A Red badge novel of suspense)
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ISBN 10: 0396067158
ISBN 13: 9780396067153
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