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3½ stars. I may up this after it has marinated in my mind for a while... this is one of the strangest mysteries I have ever read!
To quote from the book itself:
"'We're in a sort of hodgepodge of fantasy and harum-scarum adventure that isn't a proper detective story at all. We might be by Michael Innes.'
'Innes? I've never heard of him.'"
On the surface, the book is about Inspector Appleby investigating a stolen cab horse but Innes uses this book to make (and IMO belabor) the point that r ...more
To quote from the book itself:
"'We're in a sort of hodgepodge of fantasy and harum-scarum adventure that isn't a proper detective story at all. We might be by Michael Innes.'
'Innes? I've never heard of him.'"
On the surface, the book is about Inspector Appleby investigating a stolen cab horse but Innes uses this book to make (and IMO belabor) the point that r ...more
This book just did not work for me. As far as I'm concerned it was a lot of nonsense. During it Michael Innes was mentioned and the response was that the protagonist had never heard of him, and that made me wish I never had!
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Jan 24, 2013
John Frankham
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it was amazing
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crime-detective
One of the very best early (1942) highly imaginative adventure/detective Appleby novels.
A good book even if it is a bit dated, especially in the way of writing.
Entertaining, a bit weird, a bit more adventurous than the typical mystery of the specific age.
It is not always easy to be involved but it is likeable.
Many thanks to Ipso Books and Netgalley
Entertaining, a bit weird, a bit more adventurous than the typical mystery of the specific age.
It is not always easy to be involved but it is likeable.
Many thanks to Ipso Books and Netgalley
Sep 01, 2016
vetchling
marked it as to-read
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Jane Glaister
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Niveditha
marked it as to-read
