Cyril Hare, famous for his full length detective novels such as Tragedy at Law, was also a prolific writer of short stories. He particularly excelled in those with a legal or criminal background a genre in which he had few equals. Michael Gilbert, himself a lawyer and writer as well as a friend of the author, have chosen the best of these, and introduced this volume with a lively and witty discussion of Cyril Hare’s work, together with an affectionate portrait of the man.
With an introduction by Michael Gilbert.