MICHAEL GILBERT:

This is Gilbert's output, with year of publication, alternate titles (if any), Swedish titles, and the detective of the story. There is a large amount of short stories by Gilbert that I have not been able to place (nos. 41-118). I have no publishing year for the final three stories, unfortunately.

IH = Inspector Hazelrigg
PP = Patrick Petrella
LP = Luke Pagan
IM = Inspector Mercer
HB = Henry Bohun
HM = Hargest Macrea
MC = Mr. Daniel Calder
MB = Mr. Samuel Behrens
JP = Jonas Pickett
MR = Mr. Rumbold
CE = Commander Elfe
F&B = Fearne and Bracknell

  1. CLOSE QUARTERS 1947
    Döden går i kyrkan
    (IH)

  2. THEY NEVER LOOKED INSIDE 1948 (He didn't mind danger)
    Rum utan utsikt
    (IH)

  3. THE DOORS OPEN 1949
    En port slås upp
    (IH)

  4. SMALLBONE DECEASED 1950
    Alibi saknas
    (IH/HB)

  5. DEATH HAS DEEP ROOTS 1951
    Mannen som försvann
    (IH)

  6. DEATH IN CAPTIVITY 1952 (The danger within)
    Mullvadsgången

  7. FEAR TO TREAD 1953
    Farligt område
    (IH)

  8. SKY HIGH 1955 (The country-house burglar)
    I himmelens sky

  9. BE SHOT FOR SIXPENCE 1956
    Med risk för livet

  10. THE CLAIMANT 1957

  11. BLOOD AND JUDGEMENT 1959
    Blod och dom
    (PP)

  12. AFTER THE FINE WEATHER 1963
    Som en tjuv om natten

  13. THE CRACK IN THE TEACUP 1966

  14. THE DUST AND THE HEAT 1967 (Overdrive)
    Affär är affär

  15. GAME WITHOUT RULES 1967

    1. The cat cracker (The catalytic agent)
      (MC/MB)
    2. Cross-over (The M Route)
      (MC/MB)
    3. The headmaster (Melodrama in three acts)
      (MC/MB)
    4. Heilige nacht (A gathering of the eagles)
      (MC/MB)
    5. On slay down (The future of the service)
      På Dödskullen
      (MC/MB)
    6. A prince of Abyssinia (The uninvited)
      Inkräktaren
      (MC/MB)
    7. Prometheus unbound (Operation Prometheus)
      (MC/MB)
    8. The road to Damascus
      Vägen till Damaskus
      (MC/MB)
    9. The spoilers ("E" branch: The eliminators)
      (MC/MB/PP/CE)
    10. Trembling's Tours (Fear and Trembling's)
      (MC/MB)
    11. "Upon the king..." (The Krokodil affair)
      (MC/MB)

  16. THE ETRUSCAN NET 1969 (The family tomb)

  17. STAY OF EXECUTION 1971

    1. Back on the shelf (Mrs. Oliphant deceased)
    2. The blackmailing of Mr. Justice Ball
      (HM/MR)
    3. Cousin once removed (Survivor takes all)
      (MR)
    4. The king in pawn (Pick up the king)
      (PP)
    5. Modus operandi (The neat man/Touch of genius)
      (IH/MR)
    6. Mr. Portway's practice (The income tax mystery)
    7. Murder by jury
      Juryns dilemma
      (IH/HM)
    8. "The rich man in his castle..." (Mouse in a trap)
    9. Stay of execution
      (HM)
    10. The system (Underlined in red)
      (HB)
    11. Weekend at Wapentake
      (HB)
    12. Where there's a will (Accessories after the fact)
    13. Xinia florata (The missing will/Will-o'-the-wisp/The last laugh)
      (HB)

  18. THE BODY OF A GIRL 1972
    En ung kvinna dog
    (IM)

  19. THE NINETY-SECOND TIGER 1973

  20. AMATEUR IN VIOLENCE 1973

    1. Amateur in violence (The amateur/The unstoppable man)
      Amatören
      (IH)
    2. Bonny for value (The invisible loot)
      (PP)
    3. Dr. Lethbury's last case (Professional riposte)
      Fackmannens diagnos
    4. Mr. Duckworth's night out (A case for gourmets)
      Ett fall för finsmakare
      (PP)
    5. The oyster catcher (The second skin)
      (PP)
    6. Snap shot
      (CE)
    7. Tea shop assassin
      (IH)

  21. FLASH POINT 1974

  22. THE NIGHT OF THE TWELFTH 1976
    Natten den tolfte

  23. PETRELLA AT Q 1977
    (PP)

    1. The Banting Street fire (Of suspicious origin/Fire at Banting Street)
    2. Captain Crabtree
    3. The cleaners
    4. Counterplot (A case of shoplifting)
    5. The death of Mrs. Key
    6. The elusive baby
    7. The last tenant
    8. Mutiny at Patton Street
    9. Rough justice
    10. A thoroughly nice boy (The happy brotherhood)
    11. "To the editor, Dear Sir..." (License plate UGC 368M)
    12. Why tarry the wheels of his chariot? (Return of the hero)

  24. THE LAW 1977

  25. THE EMPTY HOUSE 1978

  26. DEATH OF A FAVOURITE GIRL 1980 (The killing of Katie Steelstock)
    Den långa skuggan
    (IM)

  27. THE FINAL THROW 1982 (End-game)

  28. MR. CALDER AND MR. BEHRENS 1982

    1. The African tree beavers
      (MC/MB)
    2. The decline and fall of Mr. Behrens (The man who had met Hitler)
      (MC/MB)
    3. Early warning (Dangerous enemy)
      (MC/MB)
    4. Emergency exit (The emergency exit affair/Mr. Calder acquires a dog)
      (MC/MB)
    5. The killing of Michael Finnegan (Dangerous game)
      (MC/MB)
    6. The last reunion
      (MC/MB)
    7. The lion and the virgin (The panic button)
      (MC/MB)
    8. The mercenaries (The violence peddlers)
      (MC/MB)
    9. One-to-ten (The one-to-ten affair)
      (MC/MB)
    10. The peaceful people
      (MC/MB)
    11. Signal Tresham (A sense of history)
      (MC/MB/CE)
    12. The twilight of the gods (Eyes that miss nothing)
      (MC/MB)

  29. THE BLACK SERAPHIM 1983

  30. THE LONG JOURNEY HOME 1985

  31. TROUBLE 1987

  32. YOUNG PETRELLA 1988
    (PP)

    1. Breach of the peace
      (PP)
    2. Cash in hand
      (PP)
    3. The conspirators
      (PP)
    4. The Coulman handicap
      (PP)
    5. Dangerous structure
      (PP)
    6. Death watch
      (PP)
    7. Lost leader (The merry band)
      (PP)
    8. Nothing ever happens on Highside (Nothing happens on Highside)
      (PP)
    9. Paris in summer
      (PP)
    10. The prophet and the bird (Informer X)
      (PP)
    11. The Sark Lane mission (The double take)
      (PP)
    12. Source seven (Heroin 1963)
      (PP)
    13. Voyage into illusion (Operation Cryptic)
      (PP/IH)
    14. Who has seen the wind?
      (PP)

  33. PAINT GOLD AND BLOOD 1989

  34. ANYTHING FOR A QUIET LIFE 1990

    1. Anything for a quiet life
      (JP/MC)
    2. Black Bob
      (JP)
    3. Vivat Regina
      (JP)
    4. The reign of terror
      (JP)
    5. The admiral
      (JP)
    6. We've come to report a murder, sir
      (JP)
    7. Holy writ
      (JP)
    8. The bird of dawning (The Craven case)
      (JP)
    9. The freedom folk
      (JP)

  35. THE QUEEN AGAINST KARL MULLEN 1991
    (LP)

  36. ROLLER-COASTER 1993
    (PP)

  37. RING OF TERROR 1995
    (LP)

  38. INTO BATTLE 1997
    (LP)

  39. THE MAN WHO HATED BANKS 1997

    1. Back in five years
      Tillbaks om fem år
      (IH)
    2. A neat cold killing (On the foreigners)
      (IH)
    3. Ticker Batson's last job
      (IH)
    4. Something like hard work (The automobile game)
      (IH)
    5. Balloons will be released
      (IH)
    6. The awkward customer (The customer is not always right)
      (IH)
    7. Follow the leader (Follow my leader)
      (IH)
    8. After all these years (A long time ago)
      Mord för länge sedan
      (HB)
    9. Every Monday a new letter (The dogs of war)
      (HB)
    10. An appealing pair of legs (If you know how)
      (IH/HB)
    11. Money is honey
      (HB)
    12. The man at the bottom
      (IM)
    13. The man in the middle
      (IM)
    14. The man at the top
      (IM)
    15. The terrible Mrs. Barker
      (PP)
    16. Petrella's holiday
      (PP)
    17. The man who hated banks (C12: Department of bank robberies)
      (PP)

  40. OVER AND OUT 1998
    (LP)

  41. THE CURIOUS CONSPIRACY 2002

    1. Audited and found correct
    2. Friends of the groom>BR> (IH)
    3. The blackmailer (Blackmail is so difficult/Did you say blackmail?)
    4. Squeeze play (The squeeze)
    5. Under the last scuttleful (A corner of the cellar)
    6. Scream in a soundproof room (The cabinet maker/Scream from a soundproof room)
    7. The sheik goes shopping
    8. Clos carmine (Clos carmine 1945)
    9. The curious conspiracy (Grandmother Clatterwick and Mr. McGuffog)
    10. Blood match
    11. The seventh musket
    12. The inside pocket
      Innerfacket
    13. Freedom of the press
      (PP)
    14. Miss Bell's stockings
      (PP)
    15. Five on the gun
    16. The jackal and the tiger
    17. Judith
    18. Verdict of three
    19. Decoy
      (PP)
    20. Dead reckoning (The man who sold out)






  42. A nose in a million 1949 (A matter of confidence)
    (IH)

  43. Even murderers take holidays 1950

  44. Drop shot 1950

  45. The indifferent shot 1950

  46. Death duties 1951
    (IH)

  47. The brave don't talk 1951

  48. The smiler 1952 (Bird of passage/Bird of prey)

  49. Death money 1952
    (IH)

  50. Mrs. Haslet's gone 1952 (The great tulip mystery/Tulips are such greedy feeders)

  51. Cumberland v Cumberland 1953

  52. Hangover 1953

  53. Snuffy 1953
    (IH)

  54. Twm Carney 1954 (Three times lose)

  55. Prize of Santenac 1955 (The Santenac treasure)

  56. Trust little Al 1955 (The case of the purloined philanderer)

  57. Safe 1956

  58. One tenth man 1956
    (PP)

  59. What happened at Castelbonato 1956

  60. The girl who moved 1957
    (PP)

  61. No place like home 1957

  62. Counter attack 1957
    (PP)

  63. Three times loser 1957

  64. Deep and crisp and even 1958
    (PP)

  65. Amateur detective 1958
    (PP)

  66. The great German spy hunt 1958

  67. Somebody 1958
    (PP)

  68. Kendrew's private war 1959 (The young policeman)
    (PP)

  69. The white slaves 1959
    (PP)

  70. Villa Almirante 1959

  71. A real born killer 1959 (The terror of Pardoe Street)
    (PP)

  72. The battle of Bank Street 1960 (London manhunt)
    (PP)

  73. Old Mr. Martin 1960
    (PP)

  74. The facts of life 1960
    (PP)

  75. When a girl moves among diplomats 1964

  76. Double double 1967 (The terrorists)
    (MC/MB)

  77. The revenge of Martin Lucas Field on Colonel Cristobal Ocampos 1968 (The cork in the bottle)
    Korken i flaskan

  78. Basilio 1969 (The wrong fox)

  79. It never pays to be too clever 1972 (It never pays to be clever)
    (PP)

  80. Camford Cottage 1980

  81. Coronation year 1980

  82. Who killed Karl Carver? 1980

  83. A very special relationship 1984

  84. A pity about the girl 1985

  85. The two footmen 1987

  86. The rules of the game 1989

  87. Good old Monty 1991

  88. The man who was reconstituted 1992

  89. The mathematics of murder 1995

  90. Tiger country 1995

  91. By the pricking of my thumbs 1996

  92. The Lord of the Book 1997

  93. Good shepherd 1998
    (F&B)

  94. Rats' castle 1998

  95. The message of the stars 1999
    (F&B)

  96. Police business 1999
    (F&B)

  97. A problem in ethics 1999
    (F&B)

  98. On a dead man's chest 2000
    (F&B)

  99. The Klagenfurt tote 19??



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