Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755118200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Colonel Ffolliot Petticate's predicament begins when his novelist wife, Sonia, drowns during a sailing trip in the English Channel. A dramatic cover-up ensues in a tale full of humour, irony and devastating suspense.
The New Sonia Wayward
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755118200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Colonel Ffolliot Petticate's predicament begins when his novelist wife, Sonia, drowns during a sailing trip in the English Channel. A dramatic cover-up ensues in a tale full of humour, irony and devastating suspense.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755118200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 187
Book Description
Colonel Ffolliot Petticate's predicament begins when his novelist wife, Sonia, drowns during a sailing trip in the English Channel. A dramatic cover-up ensues in a tale full of humour, irony and devastating suspense.
The New Sonia Wayward
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780745172545
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Thriller. Sonia Wayward's sudden death leaves her husband contemplating a dismal financial future - Colonel Petticate then hits upon a diabolically ingenious scheme which will ensure his financial future.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780745172545
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Thriller. Sonia Wayward's sudden death leaves her husband contemplating a dismal financial future - Colonel Petticate then hits upon a diabolically ingenious scheme which will ensure his financial future.
The Daffodil Affair
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 1842327305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Inspector Appleby's aunt is most distressed when her horse, Daffodil - a somewhat half-witted animal with exceptional numerical skills - goes missing from her stable in Harrogate. Meanwhile, Hudspith is hot on the trail of Lucy Rideout, an enigmatic young girl has been whisked away to an unknown isle by a mysterious gentleman. And when a house in Bloomsbury, supposedly haunted, also goes missing, the baffled policemen search for a connection. As Appleby and Hudspith trace Daffodil and Lucy, the fragments begin to come together and an extravagant project is uncovered, leading them to South American jungle.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 1842327305
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Inspector Appleby's aunt is most distressed when her horse, Daffodil - a somewhat half-witted animal with exceptional numerical skills - goes missing from her stable in Harrogate. Meanwhile, Hudspith is hot on the trail of Lucy Rideout, an enigmatic young girl has been whisked away to an unknown isle by a mysterious gentleman. And when a house in Bloomsbury, supposedly haunted, also goes missing, the baffled policemen search for a connection. As Appleby and Hudspith trace Daffodil and Lucy, the fragments begin to come together and an extravagant project is uncovered, leading them to South American jungle.
Enrique's Journey
Author: Sonia Nazario
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385743270
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The true story of a boy who sets out with absolutely nothing to find his mother who went to the US from Honduras to look for work.
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0385743270
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The true story of a boy who sets out with absolutely nothing to find his mother who went to the US from Honduras to look for work.
Carson's Conspiracy
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Businessman Carl Carson decides to make a dash for South America to escape the economic slump. He invents an imaginary son and plans to stage a fictitious kidnapping - after all, what could be more natural than a father liquidating his assets to pay the ransom demand?
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120884
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Businessman Carl Carson decides to make a dash for South America to escape the economic slump. He invents an imaginary son and plans to stage a fictitious kidnapping - after all, what could be more natural than a father liquidating his assets to pay the ransom demand?
The Secret Vanguard
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755121120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Successful minor poet, Philip Ploss, lives a peaceful existence in ideal surroundings, until his life is upset when he hears verses erroneously quoted as his own. Soon afterwards, he is found dead in the library with a copy of Dante's Purgatory open before him.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755121120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Successful minor poet, Philip Ploss, lives a peaceful existence in ideal surroundings, until his life is upset when he hears verses erroneously quoted as his own. Soon afterwards, he is found dead in the library with a copy of Dante's Purgatory open before him.
What Happened At Hazelwood
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 075512118X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
The Simney family, of Hazelwood Hall, have a dubious history. Sir George Simney, who was travelling in Australia before the baronetcy fell to him, sleeps with a shotgun by his side. When he is found dead in the library, the Reverend Adrian Deamer will not rest until he has discovered who is responsible.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 075512118X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
The Simney family, of Hazelwood Hall, have a dubious history. Sir George Simney, who was travelling in Australia before the baronetcy fell to him, sleeps with a shotgun by his side. When he is found dead in the library, the Reverend Adrian Deamer will not rest until he has discovered who is responsible.
Appleby On Ararat
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120795
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Inspector Appleby is stranded on a very strange island, with a rather odd bunch of people - too many men, too few women (and one of them too attractive) cause a deal of trouble. But that is nothing compared to later developments.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120795
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Inspector Appleby is stranded on a very strange island, with a rather odd bunch of people - too many men, too few women (and one of them too attractive) cause a deal of trouble. But that is nothing compared to later developments.
Going It Alone
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Gilbert Averell avoids some of the rigours of taxation by living for part of each year in France. His look-alike friend, Georges, suggests that they swap passports for a short spell, and Gilbert seizes the opportunity. However, a number of incidents, suggest the offer was not made out of simple friendship.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755120973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 97
Book Description
Gilbert Averell avoids some of the rigours of taxation by living for part of each year in France. His look-alike friend, Georges, suggests that they swap passports for a short spell, and Gilbert seizes the opportunity. However, a number of incidents, suggest the offer was not made out of simple friendship.
Lament For A Maker
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755121007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
When mad recluse, Ranald Guthrie, the laird of Erchany, falls from the ramparts of his castle on a wild winter night, Appleby discovers the doom that shrouded his life, and the grim legends of the bleak and nameless hamlets, in a tale that emanates sheer terror and suspense.
Publisher: House of Stratus
ISBN: 0755121007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
When mad recluse, Ranald Guthrie, the laird of Erchany, falls from the ramparts of his castle on a wild winter night, Appleby discovers the doom that shrouded his life, and the grim legends of the bleak and nameless hamlets, in a tale that emanates sheer terror and suspense.