Hi, folks! I found a “new to me” Golden Age of Detective Fiction author. If you’re not sure what that is, the definition is an era of classic murder mystery novels of similar patterns and styles, predominantly in the 1920s and 1930s. The author I found is Michael Innes and his first book Death at the President’s Lodging was enjoyable to read. His detective is Inspector Appleby of New Scotland Yard and I loved the character. Make sure and check this author out!
Death at the President’s Lodging
The crime was at once intriguing and bizarre, efficient, and theatrical.
The members of St Anthony’s College awake one bleak November morning to find the most chilling of crimes has happened in their quiet, contained college. Josiah Umpleby, President of the college, has been shot in his room during the night.
The college buzzes with supposition and speculation. Orchard Ground and the lodgings are particularly insulated: only a limited number of senior staff have access and even fewer have their own keys.
With the killer walking among them, Inspector John Appleby of the New Scotland Yard is called in to investigate. As tensions rise and accusations abound, can Appleby determine which of the seven suspects had motive and malice enough to murder a colleague in cold blood?
“Michael Innes is in a class by himself” — Times Literary Supplement
I think I might have read a short story by him.
This is the first story I read by him. He’s pretty good 🙂