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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}}
{{Image|Michael Gilbert Portrait - smaller.jpg|left|100px|Michael Gilbert on the back cover of [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]], 1982}}
 
'''The Man Who Hated Banks''' (full name '''The Man Who Hated Banks and other mysteries''') is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 1997 by the American company [[Crippen & Landru]].  As the back cover of the book tells us, it was "published in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of Michael Gilbert's first book." It has an Introduction by the author and contains 18 of his previously uncollected stories, all of them concerning characters who have figured in other novels and short stories. Seven of the stories feature [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief Superintendant Hazlerigg]]; five [[Henry Bohun]]; three [[Inspector Bill Mercer|Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]]; and three [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]],  
'''The Man Who Hated Banks''' (full name '''The Man Who Hated Banks and other mysteries''') is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 1997 by the American company [[Crippen & Landru]].  As the back cover of the book tells us, it was "published in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of Michael Gilbert's first book." It has an Introduction by the author and contains 18 of his previously uncollected stories, all of them concerning characters who have figured in other novels and short stories. Seven of the stories feature [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief Superintendant Hazlerigg]]; five [[Henry Bohun]]; three [[Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]]; and three [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]],  


==Stories in order==
==Stories in order==
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*''Money Is Honey'', page 73 [[Henry Bohun]], plus a mention of [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Superintendent Hazlerigg]]
*''Money Is Honey'', page 73 [[Henry Bohun]], plus a mention of [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Superintendent Hazlerigg]]
*''The Craven Case'', page 94, [[Henry Bohun]]
*''The Craven Case'', page 94, [[Henry Bohun]]
*''The Man at the Bottom'', page 109, [[Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus a mention of [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Man at the Bottom'', page 109, [[Inspector Bill Mercer|Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus a mention of [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Man in the Middle'', page 128, [[Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus a role for [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Man in the Middle'', page 128, [[Inspector Bill Mercer|Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus a brief role for [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Man at the Top'', page 149, [[Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus an important role for [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Man at the Top'', page 149, [[Inspector Bill Mercer|Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus an important role for [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Terrible Mrs. Barker'', page 168, [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]
*''The Terrible Mrs. Barker'', page 168, [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]
*''Petrella's Holiday'', page 182, [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]—Wilfred Wetherall, the protagonist of [[Fear to Tread]], has a small but vital role
*''Petrella's Holiday'', page 182, [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]—Wilfred Wetherall, the protagonist of [[Fear to Tread]], has a small but vital role

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

The Man Who Hated Banks (full name The Man Who Hated Banks and other mysteries) is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer Michael Gilbert, first published in 1997 by the American company Crippen & Landru. As the back cover of the book tells us, it was "published in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of Michael Gilbert's first book." It has an Introduction by the author and contains 18 of his previously uncollected stories, all of them concerning characters who have figured in other novels and short stories. Seven of the stories feature Chief Superintendant Hazlerigg; five Henry Bohun; three Detective Chief Inspector Mercer; and three Detective Inspector Petrella,

Stories in order

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