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Unusually for a collection of stories, its reprint edition by [[House of Stratus]] in 2011 has no index detailing the stories in the book. The longest story, by far, is the last one in the book, ''Stay of Execution''. | Unusually for a collection of stories, its reprint edition by [[House of Stratus]] in 2011 has no index detailing the stories in the book. The longest story, by far, is the last one in the book, ''Stay of Execution''. | ||
=Stories in order= | =Stories in order= | ||
Preface vii | *''Preface'', page vii | ||
Back on the Shelf 1 | *''Back on the Shelf'', page 1 | ||
The Blackmailing of Mr. Justice Ball 6 | *''The Blackmailing of Mr. Justice Ball'', page 6 | ||
Murder by Jury 18 | *''Murder by Jury'', page 18 | ||
Xinia Florata 29 | *''Xinia Florata'', page 29 | ||
Weekend at Wapentake 35 | *''Weekend at Wapentake'', page 35 | ||
The System 47 | *''The System'', page 47 | ||
Cousin Once Removed 61 | *''Cousin Once Removed'', page 61 | ||
Modus Operandi 66 | *''Modus Operandi'', page 66 | ||
The King in Pawn 78 | *''The King in Pawn'', page 78 | ||
The Rich Man in His Castle 92 | *''The Rich Man in His Castle'', page 92 | ||
Where There's a Will 103 | *''Where There's a Will'', page 103 | ||
Mr. Portway's Practice 116 | *''Mr. Portway's Practice'', page 116 | ||
Stay of Execution 128 | *''Stay of Execution'', page 128 | ||
Revision as of 19:23, 6 June 2015
Stay of Execution is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer Michael Gilbert, first published in 1971 by Hodder & Stoughton. Unusually for a collection of stories, its reprint edition by House of Stratus in 2011 has no index detailing the stories in the book. The longest story, by far, is the last one in the book, Stay of Execution.
Stories in order
- Preface, page vii
- Back on the Shelf, page 1
- The Blackmailing of Mr. Justice Ball, page 6
- Murder by Jury, page 18
- Xinia Florata, page 29
- Weekend at Wapentake, page 35
- The System, page 47
- Cousin Once Removed, page 61
- Modus Operandi, page 66
- The King in Pawn, page 78
- The Rich Man in His Castle, page 92
- Where There's a Will, page 103
- Mr. Portway's Practice, page 116
- Stay of Execution, page 128