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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 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]].   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]],
'''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by the British thriller writer [[Michael Gilbert]], first published in 2009 by the British company [[Robert Hale]] and unpublished in the United States. It contains 13 previously uncollected stories, as well as a poem and two unpublished radio plays featuring his characters [[Mr.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. At least two of the stories feature [[Superintendent Mahood]], one of Gilbert's earlier recurring characters and who only appears in short stories.


==Stories in order==
==Stories in order==
*''Introduction'', page 7, by [[Michael Gilbert]]
*''Introduction'', page 7, by John Cooper
*''Back in Five Years'', page 11, told in the first person by [[Chief Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''The Murder of Diana Devon'', page 13, [[Superintendent Mahood]]
*''A Neat, Cold Killing'', page 19, [[Chief Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''The Rules of the Game'', page 42
*''Ticker Batson's Last Job'', page 26, [[Chief Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''Good Old Monty'', page 58
*''Something Like Hard Work'', page 33, [[Chief Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''No Place Like Home'', page 72
*''Balloons Will Be Released'', page 39, [[Chief Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''St Ethelburga and the Angel of Death'', page 77, radio play featuring [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]]
*''The Awkward Customer'', page 49, [[Chief Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''The Great German Spy Hunt'', page 106
*''Follow the Leader'', page 54, [[Chief Inspector Hazlerigg]]
*''The Killing of Karl Carver'', page 112
*''After All These Years'', page 59, [[Henry Bohun]]
*''Close Contact'', page 123
*''Every Monday, A New Letter'', page 63, [[Henry Bohun]]
*''The Fire-Raisers'', page 127
*''An Appealing Pair of Legs'', page 68, [[Henry Bohun]], plus a role for [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Superintendent Hazlerigg]]
*''Y Mynyddoed Sanctiaidd'', page 145
*''Money Is Honey'', page 73 [[Henry Bohun]], plus a mention of [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Superintendent Hazlerigg]]
*''The Klagenfurt Tote'', page 153
*''The Craven Case'', page 94, [[Henry Bohun]]
*''Churchill's Men'', page 159, radio play featuring [[Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens]]
*''The Man at the Bottom'', page 109, [[Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus a mention of [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''Coronation Year'', page 186
*''The Man in the Middle'', page 128, [[Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus a role for [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''The Seventh Paragraph'', page 197
*''The Man at the Top'', page 149, [[Detective Chief Inspector Mercer]], plus an important role for [[Chief Superintendent Morrissey]]
*''Superintendent Mahood and the Craven Case'', page 201, [[Superintendent Mahood]]
*''The Terrible Mrs. Barker'', page 168, [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]
*''Arnold or the Uses of Electricity'', page 219, poem
*''Petrella's Holiday'', page 182, [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]—Wilfred Wetherall, the protagonist of [[Fear to Tread]], has a small but vital role
*''Appendix'', page 223 — ''Game Without Rules'', a series in twenty parts
*''The Man Who Hated Banks'', page 208, [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]]
 
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Michael Gilbert on the back cover of Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens, 1982

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. At least two of the stories feature Superintendent Mahood, one of Gilbert's earlier recurring characters and who only appears in short stories.

Stories in order

  • Introduction, page 7, by John Cooper
  • The Murder of Diana Devon, page 13, Superintendent Mahood
  • The Rules of the Game, page 42
  • Good Old Monty, page 58
  • No Place Like Home, page 72
  • St Ethelburga and the Angel of Death, page 77, radio play featuring Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens
  • The Great German Spy Hunt, page 106
  • The Killing of Karl Carver, page 112
  • Close Contact, page 123
  • The Fire-Raisers, page 127
  • Y Mynyddoed Sanctiaidd, page 145
  • The Klagenfurt Tote, page 153
  • Churchill's Men, page 159, radio play featuring Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens
  • Coronation Year, page 186
  • The Seventh Paragraph, page 197
  • Superintendent Mahood and the Craven Case, page 201, Superintendent Mahood
  • Arnold or the Uses of Electricity, page 219, poem
  • Appendix, page 223 — Game Without Rules, a series in twenty parts