Michael Innes Books in Order
John Innes MacKintosh Stewart, known by his pseudonyms J.I.M. Stewart and Michael Innes, is a renowned author and academic. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Oriel College, Oxford. A distinguished educator, Stewart has held various academic positions, including Lecturer in English at the University of Leeds and Jury Professor of English at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. After a decade abroad, he returned to the UK, lecturing at the Queen's University of Belfast, and later becoming a Student (Fellow) of Christ Church, Oxford, eventually achieving the rank of Professor by the time of his retirement in 1973. As Michael Innes, he is celebrated for his mystery novels, particularly those featuring Scotland Yard detective John Appleby.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Michael Innes
- #1AmazonDeath at the President's Lodging / Seven Suspects(1936)
- #2AmazonHamlet, Revenge!(1937)
- #3AmazonLament for a Maker(1938)
- #4AmazonStop Press / The Spider Strikes(1939)
- #5AmazonThe Secret Vanguard(1940)
- #6AmazonThere Came Both Mist and Snow / A Comedy of Terrors(1940)
- #7AmazonAppleby on Ararat(1941)
- #8AmazonThe Daffodil Affair(1942)
- #9AmazonThe Weight of the Evidence(1943)
- #10AmazonAppleby's End(1945)
- #11AmazonA Night of Errors(1948)
- #12AmazonOperation Pax / The Paper Thunderbolt(1951)
- #13AmazonA Private View / One-Man Show / Murder Is an Art(1952)
- #14AmazonAppleby Plays Chicken / Death On a Quiet Day(1957)
- #15AmazonThe Long Farewell(1958)
- #16AmazonHare Sitting Up(1959)
- #17AmazonSilence Observed(1961)
- #18AmazonA Connoisseur's Case / The Crabtree Affair(1962)
- #19AmazonThe Bloody Wood(1966)
- #20AmazonAppleby At Allington / Death By Water(1968)
- #21AmazonA Family Affair / Picture of Guilt(1969)
- #22AmazonDeath at the Chase(1970)
- #23AmazonAn Awkward Lie(1971)
- #24AmazonThe Open House(1972)
- #25AmazonAppleby's Answer(1973)
- #26AmazonAppleby's Other Story(1974)
- #27AmazonThe Gay Phoenix(1976)
- #28AmazonThe Ampersand Papers(1978)
- #29AmazonSheiks and Adders(1982)
- #30AmazonAppleby and Honeybath(1983)
- #31AmazonCarson's Conspiracy(1984)
- #32AmazonAppleby and the Ospreys(1986)
- #33AmazonAppleby Talking / Dead Man's Shoes(1954)
- #34AmazonAppleby Talks(1954)
- #35AmazonAppleby Talks Again(1956)
- #36AmazonAppleby Intervenes(1965)
- #37AmazonThe Appleby File(1975)
- #38AmazonAppleby Talks About Crime(2010)
- #1AmazonMurder under the Christmas Tree(2016)
- #2AmazonMurder on Christmas Eve(2017)
- #3AmazonA Very Murderous Christmas(2018)
- #4AmazonMurder at Christmas(2019)
- #5AmazonMurder in Midwinter(2020)
- #6AmazonMurder on a Winter's Night(2021)
- #7AmazonMurder in the Falling Snow(2022)
- #8AmazonVerdict of Thirteen(1979)
- #9AmazonEnglish Country House Murders(1988)
- #10AmazonMurder On The Railways(2003)
- #11AmazonMurder in Midsummer: Classic Mysteries for the Holidays(2019)
- #12AmazonUnholy Night(2019)
- #13AmazonThe Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales of Scottish Crime(2023)
- #1AmazonJames Joyce (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1957)
- #2AmazonThomas Love Peacock(1963)
- #3AmazonEight Modern Writers (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1963)
- #4AmazonCharacter and Motive in Shakespeare(1965)
- #5AmazonRudyard Kipling(1966)
- #6AmazonJoseph Conrad (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1968)
- #7AmazonShakespeare's Lofty Scene(1971)
- #8AmazonThomas Hardy: A Critical Biography (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1971)
- #9AmazonMyself and Michael Innes: A Memoir (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1988)
- #10AmazonEducating the emotions(2021)
- #1AmazonFrom London Far / The Unsuspected Chasm(1946)
- #2AmazonWhat Happened At Hazlewood?(1946)
- #3AmazonThe Journeying Boy / The Case of the Journeying Boy(1949)
- #4AmazonChristmas at Candleshoe(1953)
- #5AmazonThe Man from the Sea / Death By Moonlight(1955)
- #6AmazonOld Hall, New Hall / A Question of Queens(1956)
- #7AmazonA Use Of Riches(1957)
- #8AmazonThe New Sonia Wayward / The Case of Sonia Wayward(1960)
- #9AmazonAcre of Grass(1962)
- #10AmazonMoney From Holme(1964)
- #11AmazonThe Aylwins (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1966)
- #12AmazonLast Tresilians(1966)
- #13AmazonA Change of Heir(1966)
- #14AmazonVanderlyn's Kingdom(1967)
- #15AmazonMungo's Dream(1973)
- #16AmazonAndrew and Tobias (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1980)
- #17AmazonGoing It Alone(1980)
- #18AmazonA Villa in France (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1982)
- #19AmazonAn Open Prison(1984)
- #20AmazonThe Naylors (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1985)
- #21AmazonA Palace of Art (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(2011)
- #22AmazonMark Lambert's Supper (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(2012)
- #23AmazonThe Man Who Won The Pools (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(2012)
- #24AmazonThe Guardians(2012)
- #25AmazonAvery's Mission(2012)
- #26AmazonCucumber Sandwiches, And Other Stories(1969)
- #27AmazonThe Bridge at Arta(1982)
- #28AmazonMy Aunt Christina(1983)
- #29AmazonParlour Four(1986)
- #30AmazonCucumber Sandwiches(2011)
- #31AmazonCucumber Sandwiches, And Other Stories (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1969)
- #32AmazonOur England is a garden and other stories(1979)
- #33AmazonThe Bridge At Arta And Other Stories(1981)
- #34AmazonThe Bridge at Arta (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1982)
- #35AmazonMy Aunt Christina (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1983)
- #36AmazonParlour Four (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(1986)
- #37AmazonCucumber Sandwiches (As: J.I.M. Stewart)(2011)
- #38AmazonThe Man Who Wrote Detective Stories(2011)
About Michael Innes
John Innes MacKintosh Stewart, known by his pseudonyms J.I.M. Stewart and Michael Innes, is a renowned author and academic. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Oriel College, Oxford. A distinguished educator, Stewart has held various academic positions, including Lecturer in English at the University of Leeds and Jury Professor of English at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. After a decade abroad, he returned to the UK, lecturing at the Queen's University of Belfast, and later becoming a Student (Fellow) of Christ Church, Oxford, eventually achieving the rank of Professor by the time of his retirement in 1973. As Michael Innes, he is celebrated for his mystery novels, particularly those featuring Scotland Yard detective John Appleby.
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