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'''Stay of Execution''' is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 1971 by [[Hodder & Stoughton]]. | '''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 vii | |||
Back on the Shelf 1 | |||
The Blackmailing of Mr. Justice Ball 6 | |||
Murder by Jury 18 | |||
Xinia Florata 29 | |||
Weekend at Wapentake 35 | |||
The System 47 | |||
Cousin Once Removed 61 | |||
Modus Operandi 66 | |||
The King in Pawn 78 | |||
The Rich Man in His Castle 92 | |||
Where There's a Will 103 | |||
Mr. Portway's Practice 116 | |||
Stay of Execution 128 | |||
Revision as of 22:57, 3 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 vii Back on the Shelf 1 The Blackmailing of Mr. Justice Ball 6 Murder by Jury 18 Xinia Florata 29 Weekend at Wapentake 35 The System 47 Cousin Once Removed 61 Modus Operandi 66 The King in Pawn 78 The Rich Man in His Castle 92 Where There's a Will 103 Mr. Portway's Practice 116 Stay of Execution 128