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The Secret Vanguard (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781504092005)
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xA Scotland Yard detective investigates a peculiar case of murder, poetry, kidnapping, and German spies in this classic British wartime thriller.
Insp. John Appleby is puzzled by the death of Philip Ploss. Who would want to kill such a harmless, quiet man known for writing mid-level nature poetry? . . . Poetry is what Sheila Grant overhears two men discussing on a train outside Edinburgh. Their whole conversation seems absurd to her, especially after one of them misquotes the poet Swinburne. Unfortunately, her discovery quickly places her in danger . . . Meanwhile back in London, Appleby learns of a kidnapping on a train in Scotland and senses a connection to Ploss's murder. Locating Sheila will certainly lead Appleby to Ploss's killer, but only if he finds her alive . . . "You'd let a cobra walk all over you before you'd put this one down to defend yourself." --The New Yorker "Very exciting, full of most painstakingly described violent action." --The Observer "For sheer excitement and picturesque melodrama The Secret Vanguard will delight everyone." --New StatesmaAuthor: Michael Innes
ISBN-10: 1504092007
ISBN-13: 9781504092005
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Language: English
Published: 04/09/2024
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d
By Michael Innes
xMichael 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.
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