A Pity About the Girl and Other Stories

A Pity About the Girl and Other Stories is a collection of mystery stories by the British thriller writer Michael Gilbert, first published in 2008 by the British company Robert Hale and unpublished in the United States. It contains 14 previously uncollected stories, as well as an introduction by John Cooper and two appendices. Some of the stories feature one or another of Gilbert's many recurring characters that he created throughout his long career of writing both novels and short stories. Gilbert, who was appointed CBE in 1980, was a founder-member of the British Crime Writers' Association. The Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master in 1988^[1] and in 1990 he was presented Bouchercon's Lifetime Achievement Award.^[2]

Stories in order

• Introduction, page 7, by John Cooper
• A Pity About the Girl, page 11
• The Brave Don't Talk, page 24
• The Man Who Was Reconstituted, page 31
• One-tenth Man, page 42
• What Happened at Castelbonato?, page 55
• Camford Cottage, page 97
• Safe!, page 107
• The Revenge of Martin Lucas Field on Colonel Cristobal Ocampas, page 118
• Basilio, page 136
• Prize of Santenac, page 158
• Villa Almirante, page 165
• The Two Footmen, page 179
• Trust Little Al, page 195
• By The Pricking of My Thumbs, page 208
• Appendix A, page 221
• Appendix B, page 222

Notes

1. "Michael Gilbert (obituary)". The Telegraph. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
2. "History of Guests of Honor". Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. Retrieved 5 July 2014.

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