The Weight of the Evidence

The Weight of the Evidence
American First Edition
AuthorMichael Innes
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSir John Appleby
GenreDetective
PublisherGollancz
Dodd, Mead (US)
Publication date
1943
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Preceded byThe Daffodil Affair 
Followed byAppleby's End 

The Weight of the Evidence is a 1943 detective novel by the British writer Michael Innes.[1] It is the ninth in his series featuring John Appleby, a young Detective Inspector in the Metropolitan Police. It was first published in America with the British release not taking place until the following year. It was published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Although written during the Second World War, it is set in the pre-war era. Like a number of Golden Age mysteries including several by Innes it uses a university background, but in this case it switches from the usual Oxbridge setting to a newer Northern institution.

  1. ^ Reilly p.845