Book 1975

The Appleby File

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Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 1975

English Short stories
Fiction
Police
Short stories, English
London (england), fiction
England, fiction
Mystery & Detective
General

A collection of short stories about the varied adventures of Sir John Appleby, Commissioner of Metropolitan Police (and, later, retired), which shows his creator in top form, metaphorically producing rabbits from hats, & sawing girls in half with the expertise of a Houdini.