Fourteen previously uncollected short stories with a rich variety of subjects including a ghost story, a spy story and one featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, are gathered here to form A Pity About the Girl and Other Stories. The crimes range from attempted robberies and drug smuggling to murder. Present are some of Gilbert's most remarkable characters such as Henry Bohun, Hargest Macrae Q.C., Nap Rumbold and Commander Elfe.
Will Dylan is an electoral favourite, the government’s golden boy. Jonas Killey is a small-time lawyer – determined, uncompromising and obsessed. He is hounding Dylan in the hope of bringing him into disrepute. Jonas suddenly finds himself pursued by those who want him to keep quiet about one incident, but is determined the truth will be heard.
Barhaven, on the south coast, is a fairly sleepy place and it seems incredulous that it could be where local councillors manage to line their own pockets. Enter a young lawyer, who finds himself at the centre of a major campaign against racketeering. The public and the press become involved and it ends with a twist that is totally unexpected.
Explosives destined for a terrorist bombing campaign are being smuggled into the UK. One plot is foiled but the security services suspect another. A seemingly unconnected problem occurs with race riots in London. The true extent of the nightmare facing the government and the solution depends on a single, quite astonishing, piece of evidence.
Eighteen previously uncollected stories about Gilbert's most popular sleuths: seven about Inspector Hazlerigg, five about solicitor Henry Montacute Bohun, three about former copper Bill Mercer, and three about Inspector Patrick Petrella.
The blue Vauxhall was seen going up the track to the Devon cliffs until it was obscured by a clump of trees. But the noise of it going over the edge was unmistakable and final, and at Rackthorn Point the sea holds on to its trophies.
And the theft of a car hardly seemed to warrant someone's very deliberate and cold-blooded attempt on the life of small-time crook Julian Prentice on the day of his release from prison.
Contains four radio plays by Michael Gilbert, none of which has ever been published before. The solicitor, Henry Bohun - who is the man who couldn't sleep - features in a six-part serial thriller involving secret agents. Other series characters included in this volume are Mr Birley, Mr Rumbold and his son Nap, plus Hargest Macrae Q.C. This collection also contains two previously unpublished synopses for proposed plays: "My Aunt She Died A Month Ago" and "The Game Called Justice", as well as other plays featuring an escaped sex murderer and a wartime betrayal.
A collection of tales of mystery and intrigue centers around Jonas Pickett, a retired London solicitor whose legal skills repeatedly involve him in odd and dangerous cases
Two children have been murdered. When a third is discovered – the tortured body of a ten-year-old – the police escalate their search for the killer. Meanwhile, a new master arrives at Trenchard School. Kenneth Manifold, a man with a penchant for discipline, keeps a close eye on the boys, particularly the son of the Israeli ambassador.
This beautifully written new mystery from Grand Master Michael Gilbert is sure to delight his many fans. Young, ambitious, Russian-speaking police officer Luke Pagan is assigned to observe three leading Russian revolutionaries after a series of violent events succeeds in spreading unease throughout Edwardian London.
Grandmaster Michael Gilbert returns with a marvelous tale of British intelligence on the eve of World War I. "Michael Gilbert has unequaled narrative abilities to carry the reader along".--"Chicago Tribune".
This title features 27 uncollected short stories with themes ranging from robbery to murder. Included are all the remaining uncollected stories of Gilbert's popular series characters, Patrick Petrella, Hazelrigg, Calder and Behrens.
Paperwork, race relations, allegations of police brutality, press harassment, and a legacy of corruption cause newly installed superintendent Patrick Petrella to yearn to be back on the streets. 30,000 first printing. $10,000 ad/promo.
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