A Night of Errors

An exScotland Yard inspector is pulled out of retirement to investigate a murder and a familys fiery legacy in this classic British mystery. Sir John Appleby has left Scotland Yard behind to retire to the countrybut theres no escaping crime. In the middle of a hot summer night, he is woken up by a phone call. Inspector Hyland of the Sherris Magna police is in dire need of assistance after a local baronet has been murdered . . . Of course, its far more complex than that. Authorities believe Sir Oliver Dromio was hit over the head with a revolver then burned in his studys fireplace. Theres also the matter of Olivers brothers. The late baronet was a triplet who lost his two brothers in a fire forty years ago. Was Olivers murder an act of retribution? Appleby makes his way to Sherris Hall where he gets caught up in a familys melodrama in a household teeming with legend and tragedy. Sifting through family secrets in squabbles, Appleby must smoke out a killer before they strike again . . . Praise for Michael Innes and Inspector Appleby The authors ingenuity and wit are seemingly endless. The Daily Telegraph Altogether a brilliant piece of work. Birmingham Post Innes is in a class by himself when it comes to detective fiction. The Times Literary Supplement