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Gripping crime dramas featuring Scotland Yard’s Detective Inspector John Appleby A double bill of Scottish crime writer Michael Innes’ DI John Appleby novels adapted with a full cast. Written during the golden age of detective fiction, these two gems from the archive are a thrilling listen...

London’s Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, Sir John Appleby, is invited on a break to the Scottish Highlands for a trout-fishing weekend but his detective skills are soon put to the test when he discovers the body of their host, and all the guests seem to have a motive for murder....

Former inspector Sir John Appleby is worried about his friend Charles Vandervell. An elderly philosopher who lives alone on the Cornish coast, his nephew has expressed concern about his melancholic state. But when Appleby drops by to visit Vandervell, he is surprised to find him entertaining his female neighbour. And then a week later, Vandervell disappears leaving what seems like a suicide note....

Inspired by a newspaper competition, a group of people discuss enigmatic remarks they have overheard but do not know the meaning of. The phrase ‘Grey’s ghost was black’ sparks much intrigue and speculation, as series detective John Appleby recounts the mysterious tale of an author, his ghost writer and his ghost writer’s ghost.

Umgeben von mittelalterlichen Ruinen liegt in Yorkshire das atemberaubende Herrenhaus Belrive Priory. Weihnachten steht vor der Tür und der Schriftsteller Arthur Ferryman freut sich, zu dem verschneiten Familiensitz zurückzukehren. Jedoch muss er bei seiner Ankunft schockiert feststellen, dass seine Cousins und Cousinen einen neuen Zeitvertreib gefunden haben: das Pistolenschießen. Tatsächlich tut der exzentrischen Familie jede Ablenkung gut. Denn keiner ist dem anderen grün.