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Smallbone Deceased
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Horniman, Birley and Craine are a highly respected legal firm with clients reaching to the highest in the land. They use a system of keeping important documents in deed-boxes and when one of them is found to contain the remains of a certain Mr. Smallbone, the threat of scandal reaches their innermost psyche. Even worse, the police now suspect that the murder was an inside job. Suspicion falls on everyone and each member of staff keeps a wary eye open. Gilbert is both authoritative in his narrative and writes with such style and pace that 'Smallbone Deceased' is regarded as one of his best.
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Adam Thomas
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“I think this novel is overrated, but it's still a very good mystery, drawing on Gilbert's experiences as a solicitor. Full review: https://murderatthemanse.substack.com/p/tinker-tailor-soldier-solicitor”
Elsa
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“I just love Michael Gilbert, although this is not my favorite Gilbert.
The interesting thing with Gilbert is that he wrote in so many styles, just for the fun of it - war-time thrillers, police procedurals, Cold War spy novels etc. This is a Sayers-y puzzle whodunit set in a solicitor’s office, written in the 1950s but with a 1930s flavor. It starts with a missing trustee found dead and decayed in a locked deed box. (I still can’t get my head around the size of that deed box, large enough to hold a body. I had to google photos of antique deed boxes, but still don’t get it. But Gilbert worked in a solicitor’s office, so I assume it’s correct and doable.)
Fun and droll and with a grisly murder. It hinges around the common Gilbert theme that you can’t really trust anyone. I don’t know why this novel is included in the list of 100 best detective novels of all time instead of, for instance, Death in Captivity (my favorite Gilbert) but it’s a well-written, surprising and enjoyable story. Highly recommended.”
Alexis Arendt
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