 American first edition | |
| Author | Michael Innes |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Sir John Appleby |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Gollancz Dodd, Mead (US) |
Publication date | 1938 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Hamlet, Revenge! |
| Followed by | Stop Press |
Lament for a Maker is a 1938 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.[1] It is the third in his series featuring John Appleby, a young Detective Inspector in the Metropolitan Police. It was published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The title refers to the Lament for the Makaris by the Scottish poet William Dunbar, which is constantly recited by one of the characters.[2] The novel features a string of first person narratives of the events that takes place, which each character drawing a conclusion that builds on and also corrects the previous writer.