A Connoisseur's Case - Michael Innes.

A Connoisseur's Case by Michael Innes.
This is one of my purchases from my library's sale of discarded books. And a very lucky one too, because it is a crime novel in the real English tradition. It is very well written and most enjoyable to read, and the lucky thing is, it is part of the series: Sir John Appleby. This is no. 20 in the series though. There is a total of 36 in the series, and it looks as if 20 of them can be borrowed at the library. I will have to see if i can find some of the books the library cannot provide on flea markets, if I continue to want to read them all.

In this novel  Judith and John Appleby is visiting  Judith's uncle Colonel Julius Raven. On a hike they find the body of an old man in a lock. A man they had been taking to at the inn shortly before finding him dead. He has previously been employed at Scroop House, and the solution to the crime may possibly be found there, related to past events.
There are many delightful characters in the novel. Among others the uncle, a very dedicated angler and his very well articulated butler, Tarbox.

I look forward to the first book in the series, which I hope to get from  bibliotek.dk. It is called:
Death at the President's Lodging.

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