Appleby Talking

Michael Innes

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Langue : anglais

Edité par House of Stratus, 2001

1842327224 / 9781842327227

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Some detectives brood. Some punch walls. Some stare moodily into rain and announce they?re ?not good with people.? And then there?s Inspector Appleby , who does something far more unsettling: he talks . Politely. Persistently. With that smooth, reasonable manner that makes you forget you?re being dismantled until you?re already agreeing to things you never meant to admit. Appleby Talking (Michael Innes; House of Stratus , 2001) is exactly the sort of title that feels like a gentle warning. Because yes, Appleby is talking ? and in Michael Innes?s world, conversation is not small talk. It?s a scalpel. It?s a trapdoor. It?s an elegant social dance where the wrong step means you?ve accidentally revealed your entire motive while reaching for the sherry. Michael Innes (a.k.a. J.I.M. Stewart) writes detective fiction with a literary twinkle and a quietly wicked sense of humour. The murders may be grim, but the sentences remain impeccably dressed. Expect cleverness, a touch of theatricality, and that particularly British flavour of crime story where everyone is civilized right up until they aren?t. It?s the golden-age tradition with a bit more brain behind the eyebrows: less ?bang, bang? and more ?ah, but consider the implications.? This is a book for readers who like their mysteries talky in the best way ? layered with inference, social nuance, and the sense that language itself is part of the evidence. Appleby is the sort of detective who can make a drawing-room exchange feel like a high-stakes interrogation, purely by letting silence sit in exactly the right place. If you?ve ever suspected that the most dangerous weapon in a room is a well-aimed question, you?re in safe hands. Or? not safe, exactly. But entertained. As a 2001 House of Stratus edition, it?s also a small act of resurrection: bringing back a classic voice for modern readers who still enjoy their crime with elegance, wit, and a faint air of academic mischief. Think: country-house atmosphere without necessarily staying in the country, clever plotting without shouting about it, and characters who sound like they?ve read books ? because they have. Condition: Good ? sturdy, readable, and ready to be enjoyed without white gloves or solemn reverence. ISBN: 9781842327227 . Perfect for lovers of classic British detective fiction, dialogue-driven mysteries, and anyone who prefers their crimes solved with manners, intelligence, and the slow, terrifying power of a man who simply keeps talking. Sold by Crappy Old Books , where the paperbacks are civilised, the suspects are articulate, and the conversation may be your undoing. …

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Titre
Appleby Talking
Auteur
Michael Innes
Éditeur
House of Stratus
Année de publication
2001
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1842327224
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781842327227

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