biography
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Stewart, J(ohn) I(nnes) M(ackintosh)
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pseudonym Michael Innes
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| lived:
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| biography:
| Critic, and writer of detective fiction, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. He studied at Oxford, and taught English at Leeds, Adelaide, and Belfast universities before returning to Oxford in 1949. Under his own name he wrote several novels and critical studies, notably Eight Modern Writers (1963). He was better known for his prolific work as Michael Innes, beginning with Death at the President's Lodging (1936, in USA as Seven Suspects), featuring the policeman hero John Appleby. Later books include The Secret Vanguard (1940), A Private View (1952), and A Family Affair. |
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