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{{Image|Michael Gilbert Portrait - smaller.jpg|left|100px|Michael Gilbert on the back cover of [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]], 1982}}
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'''Even Murderers Take Holidays and Other Mysteries''' is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 2007 by the British company [[Robert Hale Publishing|Robert Hale]] and unpublished in the United States. It contains 25 previously uncollected stories, as well as an introduction by John Cooper and an appendix. The first twelve stories feature [[Patrick Petrella|Inspector Petrella]], one of the many recurring characters that Gilbert created throughout his long career of writing both novels and short stories. Its next story has [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]], and there are four stories about [[Inspector Hazlerigg]]. Gilbert, who was appointed [[CBE]] in 1980, was a founder-member of the [[Crime Writers' Association|British Crime Writers' Association]]. The [[Mystery Writers of America]] named him a Grand Master in 1988<ref name=Telgrph>{{cite news|title=Michael Gilbert (obituary)|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1510088/Michael-Gilbert.html|accessdate=13 November 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=10 February 2006}}</ref> and in 1990 he was presented [[Bouchercon]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bouchercon.info/history.html |title=History of Guests of Honor |website=Bouchercon World Mystery Convention |accessdate=5 July 2014}}</ref>  The locales are mostly set in London and its environs.  A number of the stories, such as "Somebody" and "Old Mr Martin", have an unexpected grimness about them. "Michael was an exceptionally fine storyteller, but he's hard to classify," said one of his American publishers after his death. "He's not a [[hard-boiled writer]] in the classic sense, but there is a hard edge to him, a feeling within his work that not all of society is rational, that virtue is not always rewarded.".<ref>Douglas Greene of Crippen & Landrau, quoted in ''The New York Times'', 15 February 2006</ref>
'''Even Murderers Take Holidays and Other Mysteries''' is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 2007 by the British company [[Robert Hale Publishing|Robert Hale]] and unpublished in the United States. It contains 25 previously uncollected stories, as well as an introduction by John Cooper and an appendix. The first twelve stories feature [[Patrick Petrella|Inspector Petrella]], one of the many recurring characters that Gilbert created throughout his long career of writing both novels and short stories. Its next story has [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]], followed by four about [[Inspector Hazlerigg]]. Their locales are mostly in London and its environs.  A number of them, such as "Somebody" and "Old Mr Martin", begin innocuously, then take a turn to unexpected grimness. "Michael was an exceptionally fine storyteller, but he's hard to classify," said one of his American publishers after his death. "He's not a [[hard-boiled writer]] in the classic sense, but there is a hard edge to him, a feeling within his work that not all of society is rational, that virtue is not always rewarded.".<ref>Douglas Greene of Crippen & Landrau, quoted in ''The New York Times'', 15 February 2006</ref> Gilbert, who was appointed [[CBE]] in 1980, was a founder-member of the [[Crime Writers' Association|British Crime Writers' Association]]. The [[Mystery Writers of America]] named him a Grand Master in 1988<ref name=Telgrph>{{cite news|title=Michael Gilbert (obituary)|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1510088/Michael-Gilbert.html|accessdate=13 November 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=10 February 2006}}</ref> and in 1990 he was presented [[Bouchercon]]'s Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bouchercon.info/history.html |title=History of Guests of Honor |website=Bouchercon World Mystery Convention |accessdate=5 July 2014}}</ref>  


==Stories in order==
==Stories in order==
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*''Death Duties'', page 140 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''Death Duties'', page 140 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''A Nose in a Million'', page 144 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief Inspector Halzerigg]]
*''A Nose in a Million'', page 144 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief Inspector Halzerigg]]
*''Snuffy'', page 153
*''Snuffy'', page 153 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief-Inspector Halzerigg]] (with a hyphen)
*''Death Money'', page 158
*''Death Money'', page 158 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Superintendent Halzerigg]]
*''Even Murderers Take Holidays'', page 162
*''Even Murderers Take Holidays'', page 162
*''The Drop Shot'', page 167
*''The Drop Shot'', page 167
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*''When A Girl Moves Among Diplomats'', page 184
*''When A Girl Moves Among Diplomats'', page 184
*''Twm Carney'', page 188
*''Twm Carney'', page 188
*''A Very Special Relationship'', page 192
*''A Very Special Relationship'', page 192 — [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Smiler'', page 204
*''The Smiler'', page 204
*''Mrs Haslet's Gone'', page 216
*''Mrs Haslet's Gone'', page 216
*''Appendix'', page 220
*''Appendix'', page 220

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Michael Gilbert on the back cover of Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens, 1982

Even Murderers Take Holidays and Other Mysteries is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer Michael Gilbert, first published in 2007 by the British company Robert Hale and unpublished in the United States. It contains 25 previously uncollected stories, as well as an introduction by John Cooper and an appendix. The first twelve stories feature Inspector Petrella, one of the many recurring characters that Gilbert created throughout his long career of writing both novels and short stories. Its next story has Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens, followed by four about Inspector Hazlerigg. Their locales are mostly in London and its environs. A number of them, such as "Somebody" and "Old Mr Martin", begin innocuously, then take a turn to unexpected grimness. "Michael was an exceptionally fine storyteller, but he's hard to classify," said one of his American publishers after his death. "He's not a hard-boiled writer in the classic sense, but there is a hard edge to him, a feeling within his work that not all of society is rational, that virtue is not always rewarded.".[1] Gilbert, who was appointed CBE in 1980, was a founder-member of the British Crime Writers' Association. The Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master in 1988[2] and in 1990 he was presented Bouchercon's Lifetime Achievement Award.[3]

Stories in order

  1. Douglas Greene of Crippen & Landrau, quoted in The New York Times, 15 February 2006
  2. Michael Gilbert (obituary), 10 February 2006. Retrieved on 13 November 2012.
  3. History of Guests of Honor. Retrieved on 5 July 2014.