Appleby Talking is a collection of detective short stories by the British writer Michael Innes published in 1954. John Appleby, a Golden Age Scotland Yard detective, features in all twenty three stories.[1] The series of novels had run since Death at the President's Lodging in 1936, but this was the first time shorter stories about Appleby's cases had been collected in a single volume.[2] It was followed by a second collection Appleby Talks Again in 1956. It was published in the United States under the alternative title Dead Man's Shoes.
 American First edition cover | |
| Author | Michael Innes |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Sir John Appleby |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Gollancz Dodd, Mead (US) |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | A Private View |
| Followed by | Appleby Plays Chicken |
Stories
edit- Appleby's First Case
- Pokerwork
- The Spendlove Papers
- The Furies
- Eye Witness
- The Bandertree Case
- The Key
- The Flight of Patroclus
- The Clock-Face Case
- Miss Geach
- Tragedy of a Handkerchief
- The Cave of Belarius
- A Nice Cup of Tea
- The Sands of Thyme
- The X-Plan
- Lesson in Anatomy
- Imperious Caesar
- The Clancarron Ball
- A Dog's Life
- A Derby Horse
- William the Conqueror
- Dead Man's Shoes
- The Lion and the Unicorn
References
editBibliography
edit- Hubin, Allen J. Crime Fiction, 1749-1980: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Garland Publishing, 1984.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Scheper, George L. Michael Innes. Ungar, 1986.
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