Operation Pax

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Pub Date 03 May 2018 | Archive Date 18 May 2018

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When people disappear, one hears talk of Milton Porcorum.

On the outskirts of Oxford, a hapless criminal, Alfred Routh, lurks outside the walls of the intriguing Milton Pocorum, considering the likely riches within. But after a knock on the head, Routh comes to within the walls only to find it entirely bizarre and possibly life-threatening.  Tame lions, sinister laboratories, and talk of a mysterious ‘director’ have Routh fleeing for his life.

Meanwhile, Sir John Appleby is on his way to Oxford – the fiancé of his sister, Jane, is missing. Geoffrey Ourglass is something of an academic marvel at Bede’s College: a war hero and burgeoning scientist, his disappearance has the dons in a state.

Rumours of a man on the run buzz around Oxford, enigmatic notes appear, cryptic phone calls roll in, and the spate of disappearances continues… something unsettling is afoot, and Jane suspects it all might be connected to her missing fiancé.

In an adventure that tumbles through the stacks of the Bodleian Library to the bowels of the city of Oxford, Appleby and his heartbroken sister must unravel a series of increasingly baffling clues in pursuit of the maniacal madman at the centre of it all.

When people disappear, one hears talk of Milton Porcorum.

On the outskirts of Oxford, a hapless criminal, Alfred Routh, lurks outside the walls of the intriguing Milton Pocorum, considering the likely...


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This feels like Innes channeling Ian Fleming... with a bit of Enid Blyton on the side! More of a thriller than a police procedural, it combines argumentative Oxford dons with lively schoolboys and a dastardly villain. As ever, the delights come from Innes' erudite language and the lunatic inventions of his imagination. While it's not my favourite in the series (I prefer Appleby in detection mode) it's charming and clever.

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