Lament for a Maker

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Lament For A Maker

First published in 1938

© Michael Innes Literary Management Ltd.; House of Stratus 1938-2009

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The right of Michael Innes to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted.

This edition published in 2009 by House of Stratus, an imprint of

Stratus Books Ltd., Lisandra House, Fore Street, Looe,

Cornwall, PL13 1AD, UK.

Typeset by House of Stratus.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library and the Library of Congress.

ISBN: 0755121007 EAN: 9780755121007

This is a fictional work and all characters are drawn from the author’s imagination.

Any resemblance or similarities to persons either living or dead are entirely coincidental.

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Appleby Titles in order of first publication

These titles can be read as a series, or randomly as standalone novels

1. Death at the President’s Lodging Also as: Seven Suspects 1936 2. Hamlet! Revenge 1937 3. Lament for a Maker 1938 4. Stop Press Also as: The Spider Strikes 1939 5. The Secret Vanguard 1940 6. Their Came Both Mist and Snow Also as: A Comedy of Terrors 1940 7. Appleby on Ararat 1941 8. The Daffodil Affair 1942 9. The Weight of the Evidence 1943 10. Appleby’s End 1945 11. A Night of Errors 1947 12. Operation Pax Also as: The Paper Thunderbolt 1951 13. A Private View Also as: One Man Show and Murder is an Art 1952 14. Appleby Talking Also as: Dead Man’s Shoes 1954 15. Appleby Talks Again 1956 16. Appleby Plays Chicken Also as: Death on a Quiet Day 1957 17. The Long Farewell 1958 18. Hare Sitting Up 1959 19. Silence Observed 1961 20. A Connoisseur’s Case Also as: The Crabtree Affair 1962 21. The Bloody Wood 1966 22. Appleby at Allington Also as: Death by Water 1968 23. A Family Affair Also as: Picture of Guilt 1969 24. Death at the Chase 1970 25. An Awkward Lie 1971 26. The Open House 1972 27. Appleby’s Answer 1973 28. Appleby’s Other Story 1974 29. The Appleby File 1975 30. The Gay Phoenix 1976 31. The Ampersand Papers 1978 32. Shieks and Adders 1982 33. Appleby and Honeybath 1983 34. Carson’s Conspiracy 1984 35. Appleby and the Ospreys 1986