PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Michael Gilbert was born in a village in Lincolnshire in 1912. He worked as a lawyer and wrote his novels exclusively when commuting by train between Kent and Lincoln's Inn, 500 words a day in 50-minute stints. He was made a CBE in 1980, awarded a Diamond Dagger for the Crime Writers Association for lifetime achievement, and named a 'grandmaster' by the Mystery Writers of America in 1988. He died in 2006.
"Entertaining and exciting reading.--New York Times Book Review It is hard to say what element is most effective in these tales: the smooth ingenuity of plotting or the manner of telling. These are short thrillers, and also works of art.--New York Times Mr Gilbert has given us an evening of pure joy.--The New Yorker Splendidly done.--Philadelphia Inquirer There may be readers who can put Michael Gilbert aside unfinished, but I'm not among them.--St. Louis Dispatch ""Entertaining and exciting reading.,"" New York Times Book Review ""It is hard to say what element is most effective in these tales: the smooth ingenuity of plotting or the manner of telling. These are short thrillers, and also works of art.,"" New York Times ""Mr Gilbert has given us an evening of pure joy.,"" The New Yorker ""Splendidly done.,"" Philadelphia Inquirer ""There may be readers who can put Michael Gilbert aside unfinished, but I'm not among them.,"" St. Louis Dispatch"
