A NIGHT OF ERRORS

An ex?Scotland Yard inspector is pulled out of retirement to investigate a murder and a family?s fiery legacy in this classic British mystery. Sir John Appleby has left Scotland Yard behind to retire to the country?but there?s 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, it?s far more complex than that. Authorities believe Sir Oliver Dromio was hit over the head with a revolver then burned in his study?s fireplace. There?s also the matter of Oliver?s brothers. The late baronet was a triplet who lost his two brothers in a fire forty years ago. Was Oliver?s murder an act of retribution? Appleby makes his way to Sherris Hall where he gets caught up in a family?s 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 author?s 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