{"product_id":"hamlet-revenge-paperback","title":"Hamlet, Revenge! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Innes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Scotland Yard detective probes a high-society house party for someone rotten when a government official is murdered in this classic British mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Preparations are underway for a grand party at Scamnum Court, the sweeping English country estate of the fabulously wealthy Duke of Horton. Some of the nation's elite are invited for dinner, and some are even set to star in a semi-amateur production of \u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003eon an authentic Elizabethan stage in the banqueting hall. No expense is spared, but one guest soon pays with his life. Before the play ends, a shot is fired, and the actor playing Polonius--Lord Auldearn, the Lord Chancellor of England--is dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With war looming on the horizon, suspicions arise over the possibility of espionage. Therefore, the prime minister sends Insp. John Appleby not only to investigate, but to also find a confidential government document. Appleby is lucky there's a mystery novelist eager to lend a hand with the extensive guest list at Scamnum Court. He will need all the help he can get if he hopes to prevent the killer from making an encore performance . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHamlet, Revenge!\u003c\/i\u003e confirms the fact that became clear in his first book, that Mr. Michael Innes is in a class by himself among writers of detective fiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A brilliant novel of manners. The writing is assured and lively with wit. Add to this a flawlessly constructed murder and an admirable and quite breathlessly thrilling \u003ci\u003edénouement\u003c\/i\u003e, and we have fresh blood in the field of crime fiction with a vengeance.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A first-rate piece of work, intelligent, well-written, elaborate and exciting. . . . Highly recommended.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Innes (1906-1994) was the pseudonym of John Innes MacKintosh \"J.I.M.\" Stewart. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotlandeducated at Oxford, and taught English at universities in the UK and Australia. Writing as J.I.M. Stewart he published a number of scholarly works, mainly critical studies of authors, including Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling, as well as more than twenty works of fiction and a memoir. As Michael Innes, he published numerous mystery novels and short story collections, most featuring the Scotland Yard detective Inspector John Appleby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748628857120,"sku":"9781504092043","price":31.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ee278441c372fece037f44c0d345ac17.webp?v=1779912826","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hamlet-revenge-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}