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Michael Francis Gilbert

Michael Francis Gilbert, CBE, TD, was an English solicitor and author of crime fiction, detective and mystery stories, thrillers, history and historical fiction, spy fiction, and paranormal fiction.

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author (1912–2006)

Born 17 July 1912
Died 8 February 2006

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  • Cover of: Smallbone Deceased
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    Cover of edition smallbonedecease0000gilb_w5v5 Cover of edition smallbonedecease0000gilb First published in 1950 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Blood and Judgement
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    First published in 1959 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Death has deep roots.
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    Cover of edition deathhasdeeproot0000gilb First published in 1951 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Close Quarters
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    First published in 1947 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The Country-House burglar
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    First published in 1955 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: The Etruscan net
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    Cover of edition etruscannet0000gilb_f9h7 Cover of edition familytomb00gilb First published in 1969 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Death in captivity
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    First published in 1952 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Game without rules
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    Cover of edition gamewithoutrules00gilb_0 Cover of edition gamewithoutrules00gilb First published in 1967 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: The long journey home
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    Cover of edition longjourneyhome00mich Cover of edition longjourneyhome00gilb First published in 1985 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Death of a favourite girl
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    Cover of edition deathoffavourite0000mich Cover of edition deathoffavourite0000gilb Cover of edition killingofkatiest00gilb First published in 1980 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: After the fine weather
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    Cover of edition afterfineweather00mich Cover of edition afterfineweather00gilb First published in 1963 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Flash point
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    Cover of edition flashpoint0000gilb_x7c1 Cover of edition flashpoint0000gilb Cover of edition flashpoint00gilb First published in 1974 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Trouble
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    First published in 1987 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Overdrive: a novel
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    Cover of edition dustheat0000gilb First published in 1967 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Be Shot for Sixpence: A Perennial British Mystery
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    First published in 1956 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Fear to tread
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    First published in 1952 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The night of the twelfth
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    Cover of edition nightoftwelfth0000gilb_f1u9 First published in 1976 — 9 editions
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    First published in 1982 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Crack in the Teacup
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    Cover of edition crackinteacup0000mich First published in 1966 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: To catch a spy: an anthology of favourite spy stories

    First published in 1964 — 8 editions
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author (1912–2006)

Born 17 July 1912
Died 8 February 2006

Subjects

Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, general, Detective and mystery stories, Police, Fiction in English, Patrick Petrella (Fictitious character), Short stories, England, fiction, English literature, Fiction, short stories (single author), Great Britain, Great britain, fiction, Large type books, London (england), fiction, World War, 1939-1945, fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, American detective and mystery stories, Anecdotes, Conduct of life, Detective and mystery stories, English, Detective and mystery stories, English., English

Places

Great Britain, England, London (England), London, Amazon rainforest, Appenines, Caribbean, Dartmoor, Dartmoor (England), Italy, King's Pyland, Portsmouth (England), Rome (Italy), Ship-Trap Island, Sussex (England), Tibet, Wessex

People

John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Arthur, calling himself Roger Charles Doughty-Tichborne, bart Orton (1834-1898), Colonel Ross, Fitzroy Simpson, General Zaroff, Hawley Harvey, 1862-1910, defendant Crippen, Inspector Gregory, Inspector Hazelrigg (fictitious character), Inspector Lestrade, Ivan, John Straker, Jory Hull, Lord Hull, Mr. Behrens (fictional character), Mr. Calder (fictional character), Ned Hunter, Roger Charles Doughty-Tichborne (1829-1854), Roger Charles Tichborne, Sanger Rainsford, Silas Brown, Silver Blaze, The Great White Czar, Whitney, William Derbyshire

Time

1940s, 1980s, 20th century, Circa 1910, post World War II

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Alternative names

  • Michael Gilbert
  • Michael Gilbest
  • MICHAEL GILBERT
  • Michael F. Gilbert
  • Michael Gilbert CBE
  • Michael. Gilbert
  • Michael Gilbert . Caroline Crane. Alisa Craig
  • M.F. Gilbert

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March 21, 2025 Edited by mheiman merge authors
March 21, 2025 Edited by mheiman merge authors
August 26, 2022 Edited by M C W Added identifiers, links, biographical note
August 19, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import