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Michael Innes

British author Michael Innes, best known for the Inspector John Appleby detective series, was a master of the intellectual mystery. His books have sold millions worldwide. This page provides the Michael Innes books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1936Death at the President's Lodging / Seven SuspectsPOoIAB · 1Buy ↗

1937Hamlet, Revenge!POoIAB · 2Buy ↗

1938Lament for a MakerPOoIAB · 3Buy ↗

1939Stop Press / The Spider StrikesPOoIAB · 4Buy ↗

1940The Secret VanguardPOoIAB · 5Buy ↗

1940There Came Both Mist and Snow / A Comedy of TerrorsPOoIAB · 6Buy ↗

1941Appleby on AraratPOoIAB · 7Buy ↗

1942The Daffodil AffairPOoIAB · 8Buy ↗

1943The Weight of the EvidencePOoIAB · 9Buy ↗

1945Appleby's EndPOoIAB · 10Buy ↗

1946From London Far / The Unsuspected ChasmPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1946What Happened At Hazlewood?POoSN · 2Buy ↗

1948A Night of ErrorsPOoIAB · 11Buy ↗

1949The Journeying Boy / The Case of the Journeying BoyPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1951Operation Pax / The Paper ThunderboltPOoIAB · 12Buy ↗

1952A Private View / One-Man Show / Murder Is an ArtPOoIAB · 13Buy ↗

1953Christmas at CandleshoePOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1954Appleby Talking / Dead Man's ShoesPOoIAC · 1Buy ↗

1954Appleby TalksPOoIAC · 2Buy ↗

1955The Man from the Sea / Death By MoonlightPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1956Appleby Talks AgainPOoIAC · 3Buy ↗

1956Old Hall, New Hall / A Question of QueensPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1957James Joyce(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoNB · 1Buy ↗

1957A Use Of RichesPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1957Appleby Plays Chicken / Death On a Quiet DayPOoIAB · 14Buy ↗

1958The Long FarewellPOoIAB · 15Buy ↗

1959Hare Sitting UpPOoIAB · 16Buy ↗

1960The New Sonia Wayward / The Case of Sonia WaywardPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1961Silence ObservedPOoIAB · 17Buy ↗

1962Acre of GrassPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1962A Connoisseur's Case / The Crabtree AffairPOoIAB · 18Buy ↗

1963Thomas Love PeacockPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1963Eight Modern Writers(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoNB · 3Buy ↗

1964Money From HolmePOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1965Character and Motive in ShakespearePOoNB · 4Buy ↗

1965Appleby IntervenesPOoIAC · 4Buy ↗

1966Rudyard KiplingPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

1966The Aylwins(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSN · 11Buy ↗

1966Last TresiliansPOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1966A Change of HeirPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1966The Bloody WoodPOoIAB · 19Buy ↗

1967Vanderlyn's KingdomPOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1968Joseph Conrad(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoNB · 6Buy ↗

1968Appleby At Allington / Death By WaterPOoIAB · 20Buy ↗

1969Cucumber Sandwiches, And Other Stories(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1969Cucumber Sandwiches, And Other StoriesPOoJSSSC · 1Buy ↗

1969A Family Affair / Picture of GuiltPOoIAB · 21Buy ↗

1970Death at the ChasePOoIAB · 22Buy ↗

1971Shakespeare's Lofty ScenePOoNB · 7Buy ↗

1971Thomas Hardy: A Critical Biography(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoNB · 8Buy ↗

1971An Awkward LiePOoIAB · 23Buy ↗

1972The Open HousePOoIAB · 24Buy ↗

1973Mungo's DreamPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1973Appleby's AnswerPOoIAB · 25Buy ↗

1974The Mysterious CommissionPOoCHB · 1Buy ↗

1974Appleby's Other StoryPOoIAB · 26Buy ↗

1975The GaudyPOoSISB · 1Buy ↗

1975Young PattulloPOoSISB · 2Buy ↗

1975The Appleby FilePOoIAC · 5Buy ↗

1976Memorial ServicePOoSISB · 3Buy ↗

1976The Gay PhoenixPOoIAB · 27Buy ↗

1977The Madonna of The AstrolabePOoSISB · 4Buy ↗

1978Honeybath's HavenPOoCHB · 2Buy ↗

1978The Ampersand PapersPOoIAB · 28Buy ↗

1979Our England is a garden and other storiesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1979Full TermPOoSISB · 5Buy ↗

1980Andrew and Tobias(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSN · 16Buy ↗

1980Going It AlonePOoSN · 17Buy ↗

1981Lord Mullion's SecretPOoCHB · 3Buy ↗

1981The Bridge At Arta And Other StoriesPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1982The Bridge at ArtaPOoJSSSC · 2Buy ↗

1982The Bridge at Arta(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1982A Villa in France(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSN · 18Buy ↗

1982Sheiks and AddersPOoIAB · 29Buy ↗

1983My Aunt ChristinaPOoJSSSC · 3Buy ↗

1983My Aunt Christina(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1983Appleby and HoneybathPOoIAB · 30Buy ↗

1984An Open PrisonPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

1984Carson's ConspiracyPOoIAB · 31Buy ↗

1985The Naylors(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSN · 20Buy ↗

1986Parlour FourPOoJSSSC · 4Buy ↗

1986Parlour Four(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1986Appleby and the OspreysPOoIAB · 32Buy ↗

1988Myself and Michael Innes: A Memoir(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoNB · 9Buy ↗

2010Appleby Talks About CrimePOoIAC · 6Buy ↗

2011Cucumber SandwichesPOoJSSSC · 5Buy ↗

2011Cucumber Sandwiches(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSSC · 7Buy ↗

2011The Man Who Wrote Detective StoriesPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

2011A Palace of Art(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSN · 21Buy ↗

2012Mark Lambert's Supper(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSN · 22Buy ↗

2012The Man Who Won The Pools(As: J.I.M. Stewart)POoSN · 23Buy ↗

2012The GuardiansPOoSN · 24Buy ↗

2012Avery's MissionPOoSN · 25Buy ↗

2016Murder under the Christmas TreePOoMCSB · 1Buy ↗

2017Murder on Christmas EvePOoMCSB · 2Buy ↗

2018A Very Murderous ChristmasPOoMCSB · 3Buy ↗

2019Murder at ChristmasPOoMCSB · 4Buy ↗

2020Murder in MidwinterPOoMCSB · 5Buy ↗

2021Murder on a Winter's NightPOoMCSB · 6Buy ↗

2021Educating the emotionsPOoNB · 10Buy ↗

2022Murder in the Falling SnowPOoMCSB · 7Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Murderous Christmas Stories Books7 books · 2016–2022

01Murder under the Christmas Tree2016Buy ↗

02Murder on Christmas Eve2017Buy ↗

03A Very Murderous Christmas2018Buy ↗

04Murder at Christmas2019Buy ↗

05Murder in Midwinter2020Buy ↗

06Murder on a Winter's Night2021Buy ↗

07Murder in the Falling Snow2022Buy ↗

Publication Order of Inspector Appleby Books32 books · 1936–1986

01Death at the President's Lodging / Seven Suspects1936Buy ↗

02Hamlet, Revenge!1937Buy ↗

03Lament for a Maker1938Buy ↗

04Stop Press / The Spider Strikes1939Buy ↗

05The Secret Vanguard1940Buy ↗

06There Came Both Mist and Snow / A Comedy of Terrors1940Buy ↗

07Appleby on Ararat1941Buy ↗

08The Daffodil Affair1942Buy ↗

09The Weight of the Evidence1943Buy ↗

10Appleby's End1945Buy ↗

11A Night of Errors1948Buy ↗

12Operation Pax / The Paper Thunderbolt1951Buy ↗

13A Private View / One-Man Show / Murder Is an Art1952Buy ↗

14Appleby Plays Chicken / Death On a Quiet Day1957Buy ↗

15The Long Farewell1958Buy ↗

16Hare Sitting Up1959Buy ↗

17Silence Observed1961Buy ↗

18A Connoisseur's Case / The Crabtree Affair1962Buy ↗

19The Bloody Wood1966Buy ↗

20Appleby At Allington / Death By Water1968Buy ↗

21A Family Affair / Picture of Guilt1969Buy ↗

22Death at the Chase1970Buy ↗

23An Awkward Lie1971Buy ↗

24The Open House1972Buy ↗

25Appleby's Answer1973Buy ↗

26Appleby's Other Story1974Buy ↗

27The Gay Phoenix1976Buy ↗

28The Ampersand Papers1978Buy ↗

29Sheiks and Adders1982Buy ↗

30Appleby and Honeybath1983Buy ↗

31Carson's Conspiracy1984Buy ↗

32Appleby and the Ospreys1986Buy ↗

Publication Order of Inspector Appleby Collections6 books · 1954–2010

01Appleby Talking / Dead Man's Shoes1954Buy ↗

02Appleby Talks1954Buy ↗

03Appleby Talks Again1956Buy ↗

04Appleby Intervenes1965Buy ↗

05The Appleby File1975Buy ↗

06Appleby Talks About Crime2010Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books10 books · 1957–2021

01James Joyce(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1957Buy ↗

02Thomas Love Peacock1963Buy ↗

03Eight Modern Writers(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1963Buy ↗

04Character and Motive in Shakespeare1965Buy ↗

05Rudyard Kipling1966Buy ↗

06Joseph Conrad(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1968Buy ↗

07Shakespeare's Lofty Scene1971Buy ↗

08Thomas Hardy: A Critical Biography(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1971Buy ↗

09Myself and Michael Innes: A Memoir(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1988Buy ↗

10Educating the emotions2021Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections8 books · 1969–2011

01Cucumber Sandwiches, And Other Stories(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1969Buy ↗

02Our England is a garden and other stories1979Buy ↗

03The Bridge At Arta And Other Stories1981Buy ↗

04The Bridge at Arta(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1982Buy ↗

05My Aunt Christina(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1983Buy ↗

06Parlour Four(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1986Buy ↗

07Cucumber Sandwiches(As: J.I.M. Stewart)2011Buy ↗

08The Man Who Wrote Detective Stories2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Staircase In Surrey Books5 books · 1975–1979

01The Gaudy1975Buy ↗

02Young Pattullo1975Buy ↗

03Memorial Service1976Buy ↗

04The Madonna of The Astrolabe1977Buy ↗

05Full Term1979Buy ↗

Publication Order of J.I.M. Stewart Short Story Collections5 books · 1969–2011

01Cucumber Sandwiches, And Other Stories1969Buy ↗

02The Bridge at Arta1982Buy ↗

03My Aunt Christina1983Buy ↗

04Parlour Four1986Buy ↗

05Cucumber Sandwiches2011Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels25 books · 1946–2012

01From London Far / The Unsuspected Chasm1946Buy ↗

02What Happened At Hazlewood?1946Buy ↗

03The Journeying Boy / The Case of the Journeying Boy1949Buy ↗

04Christmas at Candleshoe1953Buy ↗

05The Man from the Sea / Death By Moonlight1955Buy ↗

06Old Hall, New Hall / A Question of Queens1956Buy ↗

07A Use Of Riches1957Buy ↗

08The New Sonia Wayward / The Case of Sonia Wayward1960Buy ↗

09Acre of Grass1962Buy ↗

10Money From Holme1964Buy ↗

11The Aylwins(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1966Buy ↗

12Last Tresilians1966Buy ↗

13A Change of Heir1966Buy ↗

14Vanderlyn's Kingdom1967Buy ↗

15Mungo's Dream1973Buy ↗

16Andrew and Tobias(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1980Buy ↗

17Going It Alone1980Buy ↗

18A Villa in France(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1982Buy ↗

19An Open Prison1984Buy ↗

20The Naylors(As: J.I.M. Stewart)1985Buy ↗

21A Palace of Art(As: J.I.M. Stewart)2011Buy ↗

22Mark Lambert's Supper(As: J.I.M. Stewart)2012Buy ↗

23The Man Who Won The Pools(As: J.I.M. Stewart)2012Buy ↗

24The Guardians2012Buy ↗

25Avery's Mission2012Buy ↗

Publication Order of Charles Honeybath Books3 books · 1974–1981

01The Mysterious Commission1974Buy ↗

02Honeybath's Haven1978Buy ↗

03Lord Mullion's Secret1981Buy ↗

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