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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''. At 54 pages, it is what is generally called a [[novella]].  Two of the stories feature [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief Superintendant Hazlerigg]]; three [[Henry Bohun]]; and one [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]], characters who have figured in other short stories and novels by Gilbert.
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''. At 54 pages, it is what is generally called a [[novella]].  Two of the stories feature [[Inspector Hazlerigg|Chief Superintendant Hazlerigg]]; three [[Henry Bohun]]; and one [[Patrick Petrella|Detective Inspector Petrella]], characters who have figured in other short stories and novels by Gilbert.

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

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. At 54 pages, it is what is generally called a novella. Two of the stories feature Chief Superintendant Hazlerigg; three Henry Bohun; and one Detective Inspector Petrella, characters who have figured in other short stories and novels by Gilbert.

Stories in order