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'''The Man Who Could Not Sleep and Other Mysteries''' is a collection of radio plays by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 2011 by the British company [[Robert Hale Publishing|Robert Hale]] and unpublished in the United States. It contains two long, previously uncollected radio plays, as well as two synopses of proposed stage plays that were never subsequently written. It also has an introduction by John Cooper and three appendices. 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>  
'''The Man Who Could Not Sleep and Other Mysteries''' is a collection of radio plays by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 2011 by the British company [[Robert Hale Publishing|Robert Hale]] and unpublished in the United States. It contains two long, previously uncollected radio plays, as well as synopses of two proposed stage plays that were never subsequently written. It also has an introduction by John Cooper and three appendices. The locales of the plays are mostly in London and its environs. Two of the many recurring characters that Gilbert created over his exceedingly long writing career, [[Nap Rumbold]] and [[Hargest Macrea]], are in "The Game Called Justice". As usual with Gilbert, the tone of the stories is civilized and even occasionally light-hearted, but there are always elements of bleakness beneath the urbane surface, particularly in "The Last Chapter". "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==
==Contents in order==
*''Introduction'', page 7, by John Cooper
*''Introduction'', page 7, by John Cooper
*''The Girl Who Moved'', page 10 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Constable Petrella]]
*''The Man Who Could Not Sleep—A Serial thriller in six parts'', page 14 — radio play featuring [[Henry Bohun]]
*''Somebody'', page 18 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Sergeant Petrella]]
**''The Hampstead Flat'', page 15
*''Amateur Detective'', page 25 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Sergeant Petrella]]
**''The Early Hours of the Morning'', page 33
*''Counter Attack'', page 35 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Sergeant Petrella]]
**''Miss Tappett and Her Tortoises'', page 51
*''Deep and Crisp and Even'', page 45 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Sergeant Petrella]]
**''Trouble at the Law Society'', page 70
*''It Never Pays to be Too Clever'', page 53 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Sergeant Petrella]]
**''Closing the Gap'', page 90
*''Kendrew's Private War'', page 58 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]
**''The Traveller's Rest'', page 111
*''The White Slaves'', page 68  — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]], a mention of [[Wilfred Wetherall]]
*''My Aunt She Died a Month Ago'', page 135 — proposed play synopsis
*''A Real Born Killer'', page 81 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]], a brief role for [[Wilfred Wetherall]]
*''The Game Called Justice'', page 142 — proposed play synopsis featuring [[Nap Rumbold|Noel Anthony Pontarlier ("Nap") Rumbold]] and [[Hargest Macrae]]
*''Old Mr Martin'', page 91 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]
*''The Last Chapter'', page 155 — radio play
*''The Facts of Life'', page 100 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]], a brief role for [[Wilfred Wetherall]]
*''Appendix A — The Casebook of Henry Montacute Bohun'', page 215
*''The Battle of Bank Street'', page 110 — [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]
*''Appendix B — Radio plays by Michael Gilbert'', page 217
*''Double, Double'', page 124 — [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]]
*''Appendix C — Television plays and serial by Michael Gilbert'', page 220
*''Death Duties'', page 140 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg]]
 
*''A Nose in a Million'', page 144 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief Inspector Halzerigg]]
==Notes==
*''Snuffy'', page 153 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief-Inspector Halzerigg]] (with a hyphen)
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*''Death Money'', page 158 — [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Superintendent Halzerigg]]
 
*''Even Murderers Take Holidays'', page 162
==See also==
*''The Drop Shot'', page 167
*[[Crime fiction/Catalog of prominent writers]]
*''Cumberland v Cumberland'', page 171
*''The Indifferent Shot'', page 174
*''Hangover'', page 179
*''When A Girl Moves Among Diplomats'', page 184
*''Twm Carney'', page 188
*''A Very Special Relationship'', page 192 — [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Smiler'', page 204
*''Mrs Haslet's Gone'', page 216
*''Appendix'', page 220

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The Man Who Could Not Sleep and Other Mysteries is a collection of radio plays by the British thriller writer Michael Gilbert, first published in 2011 by the British company Robert Hale and unpublished in the United States. It contains two long, previously uncollected radio plays, as well as synopses of two proposed stage plays that were never subsequently written. It also has an introduction by John Cooper and three appendices. The locales of the plays are mostly in London and its environs. Two of the many recurring characters that Gilbert created over his exceedingly long writing career, Nap Rumbold and Hargest Macrea, are in "The Game Called Justice". As usual with Gilbert, the tone of the stories is civilized and even occasionally light-hearted, but there are always elements of bleakness beneath the urbane surface, particularly in "The Last Chapter". "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]

Contents in order

  • Introduction, page 7, by John Cooper
  • The Man Who Could Not Sleep—A Serial thriller in six parts, page 14 — radio play featuring Henry Bohun
    • The Hampstead Flat, page 15
    • The Early Hours of the Morning, page 33
    • Miss Tappett and Her Tortoises, page 51
    • Trouble at the Law Society, page 70
    • Closing the Gap, page 90
    • The Traveller's Rest, page 111
  • My Aunt She Died a Month Ago, page 135 — proposed play synopsis
  • The Game Called Justice, page 142 — proposed play synopsis featuring Noel Anthony Pontarlier ("Nap") Rumbold and Hargest Macrae
  • The Last Chapter, page 155 — radio play
  • Appendix A — The Casebook of Henry Montacute Bohun, page 215
  • Appendix B — Radio plays by Michael Gilbert, page 217
  • Appendix C — Television plays and serial by Michael Gilbert, page 220

Notes

  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.

See also

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