Appleby's End

Appleby's End
First Edition Cover
AuthorMichael Innes
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSir John Appleby
GenreDetective
PublisherGollancz
Dodd, Mead (US)
Publication date
1945
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Weight of the Evidence 
Followed byA Night of Errors 

Appleby's End is a 1945 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.[1] It is the tenth in his series featuring John Appleby, a young Detective Inspector in the Metropolitan Police. The plot has some similarities to a country house mystery taking part in rural England, but as with much of the author's work this is mixed with a complex plot and a variety of farcical incidents and characters. As is common for novels in the genre, no mention is made of the ongoing Second World War. Taking place over little more than twenty four hours, it ends with Appleby engaged to be married and planning to retire from the police force.

  1. ^ Reilly p.845