Appleby Plays Chicken

Appleby Plays Chicken
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755120809

David was hiking across Dartmoor. As far as he could tell, he was the only human being for miles - but it turns out that he was the only living human being for miles. At least, that is what he presumed when he found a dead man on top of the tor.

The Appleby File

The Appleby File
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755117891

There are fifteen stories in this compelling collection, including: Poltergeist - when Appleby's wife tells him that her aunt is experiencing trouble with a Poltergeist, he is amused but dismissive, until he discovers that several priceless artefacts have been smashed as a result.

Appleby's Answer

Appleby's Answer
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755120833

Author of detective novels, Priscilla Pringle, is pleased to find that she is sharing a railway compartment with a gentleman who happens to be reading one of her books - Murder in the Cathedral. He offers her œ500 to collaborate on a detective novel.

Poultry Behaviour and Welfare

Poultry Behaviour and Welfare
Author: Michael C. Appleby
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0851996671

This authoritative textbook provides an introduction and guide to poultry behavior and welfare. It describes the origin and biology of the various species of bird that are of agricultural importance, as well as giving a succinct overview of their key behavior patterns. There is careful discussion of the many factors that influence their welfare, and detailed consideration of the ways in which legislation and commercial interests interact in an attempt to satisfy the many needs involved. The final chapters discuss possible future developments within the subject. The book is in part an update of a previous work, Poultry Production Systems: Behaviour, Management and Welfare (CABI, 1992), completely rewritten and with much new material added.

Appleby And Honeybath

Appleby And Honeybath
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755117875

Every English mansion has a locked room, and Grinton Hall is no exception - the library has hidden doors and passages?and a corpse. But when the corpse goes missing, Sir John Appleby and Charles Honeybath have an even more perplexing case on their hands.

The Man From The Sea

The Man From The Sea
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755121031

When a man swims to shore from a freighter off the Scottish coast, he interrupts a midnight rendezvous between Richard Cranston and Lady Blair. Richard hears the swimmer's incredible tale of espionage, treason and looming death and is propelled into life threatening danger.

Hare Sitting Up

Hare Sitting Up
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755120981

When a germ-warfare expert goes missing, his twin brother impersonates him as a cover-up, but for how long can this last? Inspector Appleby is sent on a series of wild goose chases, which take him to a preparatory school, to the estate of an eccentric earl, and to a remote Atlantic rock, before a truly shocking climax.

The Long Farewell

The Long Farewell
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755121015

Lewis Packford, the great Shakespearean scholar, was thought to have discovered a book annotated by the Bard - but there is no trace of this valuable object when Packford apparently commits suicide. Sir John Appleby finds a mixed bag of suspects at the dead man's house.

A Night Of Errors

A Night Of Errors
Author: Michael Innes
Publisher: House of Stratus
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2010-02-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0755121074

A gruelling night of shrouded motives and confused identities develops when the last of the Dromios is found murdered, with both of his hands burnt off. Inspector Appleby wrenches the facts from a melodrama in which the final solution is written in fire.