Appleby's Answer by Innes, Michael - 1973

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Near Very Good. First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Very clean red cloth boards with crisp black lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 192 pages. Dust jacket is not price clipped, has shallow chipping at top spine edge, moderate overall surface rubbing; lovely photo of Michael Innes and his dog on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A Red badge novel of suspense. In this novel, Michael Innes's central character, Miss Priscilla Pringle, is herself a well-known writer of detective stories. She has a fondness for crimes that are associated with the Church, so when she learns that the last Rector of Long Canings and Gibber Porcorum died in mysterious circumstances, she is soon off to this remote corner of the West Country to make an enquiry or two..