The Murder of Diana Devon and Other Mysteries
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The Murder of Diana Devon and Other Mysteries is a collection of mystery stories and radio plays by the British thriller writer Michael Gilbert, first published in 2009 by the British company Robert Hale and unpublished in the United States. It contains 13 previously uncollected stories, as well as a poem and two unpublished radio plays featuring his characters Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens. It has an introduction by John Cooper and an appendix listing all of the Calder and Behrens radio plays.
Stories in order
- Introduction, page 7, by Michael Gilbert
- Back in Five Years, page 11, told in the first person by Chief Inspector Hazlerigg
- A Neat, Cold Killing, page 19, Chief Inspector Hazlerigg
- Ticker Batson's Last Job, page 26, Chief Inspector Hazlerigg
- Something Like Hard Work, page 33, Chief Inspector Hazlerigg
- Balloons Will Be Released, page 39, Chief Inspector Hazlerigg
- The Awkward Customer, page 49, Chief Inspector Hazlerigg
- Follow the Leader, page 54, Chief Inspector Hazlerigg
- After All These Years, page 59, Henry Bohun
- Every Monday, A New Letter, page 63, Henry Bohun
- An Appealing Pair of Legs, page 68, Henry Bohun, plus a role for Superintendent Hazlerigg
- Money Is Honey, page 73 Henry Bohun, plus a mention of Superintendent Hazlerigg
- 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 in the Middle, page 128, Detective Chief Inspector Mercer, plus a 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 Terrible Mrs. Barker, page 168, Detective Inspector Petrella
- Petrella's Holiday, page 182, Detective Inspector Petrella—Wilfred Wetherall, the protagonist of Fear to Tread, has a small but vital role
- The Man Who Hated Banks, page 208, Detective Inspector Petrella