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Mr. Calder lives with a golden deerhound named Rasselas. Mr. Behrens keeps bees. No one would suspect the pair are in fact agents and often tasked with jobs that no one else can take on. They are dangerous. Their adventures in this series of thrillers show the author to have a clear grasp of counterintelligence operations.
- Sales Rank: #1210789 in Books
- Published on: 2011-12-11
- Released on: 2011-11-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.07" h x .55" w x 5.31" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 228 pages
Review
"Mr Gilbert has given us an evening of pure joy." (The New Yorker)
"Entertaining and exciting reading." (New York Times)
"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)
"Splendidly done." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
"There may be readers who can put Michael Gilbert aside unfinished, but I'm not among them." (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
About the Author
Born in Lincolnshire, England, Michael Francis Gilbert graduated in law from the University of London in 1937, shortly after which he first spent some time teaching at a prep-school which was followed by six years serving with the Royal Horse Artillery. During World War II he was captured following service in North Africa and Italy, and his prisoner-of-war experiences later leading to the writing of the acclaimed novel 'Death in Captivity' in 1952. After the war, Gilbert worked as a solicitor in London, but his writing continued throughout his legal career and in addition to novels he wrote stage plays and scripts for radio and television. He is, however, best remembered for his novels, which have been described as witty and meticulously-plotted espionage and police procedural thrillers, but which exemplify realism. HRF Keating stated that 'Smallbone Deceased' was amongst the 100 best crime and mystery books ever published. "The plot," wrote Keating, "is in every way as good as those of Agatha Christie at her best: as neatly dovetailed, as inherently complex yet retaining a decent credibility, and as full of cunningly-suggested red herrings." It featured Chief Inspector Hazlerigg, who went on to appear in later novels and short stories, and another series was built around Patrick Petrella, a London based police constable (later promoted) who was fluent in four languages and had a love for both poetry and fine wine. Other memorable characters around which Gilbert built stories included Calder and Behrens. They are elderly but quite amiable agents, who are nonetheless ruthless and prepared to take on tasks too much at the dirty end of the business for their younger colleagues. They are brought out of retirement periodically upon receiving a bank statement containing a code. Much of Michael Gilbert's writing was done on the train as he travelled from home to his office in London: "I always take a latish train to work," he explained in 1980, "and, of course, I go first class. I have no trouble in writing because I prepare a thorough synopsis beforehand.". After retirement from the law, however, he nevertheless continued and also reviewed for 'The Daily Telegraph', as well as editing 'The Oxford Book of Legal Anecdotes'. Gilbert was appointed CBE in 1980. Generally regarded as 'one of the elder statesmen of the British crime writing fraternity', he was a founder-member of the British Crime Writers' Association and in 1988 he was named a Grand Master by the Mys
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Excellent example of british spy genre
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This particular book is a series of short stories about a two man British espionage team around WWII. It is a wonderful introduction to Mr. Gilbert's very British and very dry style of writing while also being very exciting. The last story in the series, which involves a deerhound, is one of the best. If you can find a copy of this book, buy it
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
GREAT FUN--TWO ELDERLY SPIES OUT-DO THE YOUNG SPIES
By David R. Eastwood
When Michael Gilbert is at his best, few writers can equal him. In GAME WITHOUT RULES (1967), we have eleven of his highly enjoyable "spy thrillers"--all of them starring Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens, his duo of elderly spies/counterspies. In most of these stories, our pleasure chiefly comes from seeing the intelligence and courage and quirky calmness of these two senior citizens, functioning effectively in suspenseful and dangerous situations. (I am reminded of an enjoyable 1969 film with a similar premise--THE OVER-THE-HILL GANG--about a group of elderly Texas Rangers who succeed where younger men cannot.)
In alphabetical order, here are the stories: "The Cat Cracker" (about a scientist who plans to leave Britain); "Cross-Over" (concerns an attempt to rescue a double-agent); "The Headmaster" (a Fair-Play Puzzle story about detecting who is a spy known as the Headmaster); "Heilige Nacht" (about a defector with a code machine; has a scathing scene of diplomatic incompetence and a touching scene involving the courage of one of Mr. B's friends--with a nice quotation from Schiller--this is one of my favorites in this collection); "A Prince of Abyssinia" (a touching story involving a magnificent dog that we are compelled to love--with some unpleasant elements AND a huge plot hole); "Prometheus Unbound" (a story with a surprise ending, as Mr. C. and Mr. B. re-enact Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dying Detective"); "On Slay Down" (a "humorous" story about the killing of a female traitor); "The Road to Damascus" (a complex story about a Soviet spy--although it is full of plot holes and leaves loose ends, it has been anthologized many times; despite its flaws, it is very clever in many parts and very enjoyable); "The Spoilers" (Mr. C. & Mr. B. help catch a gang of renegade ex-military blackmailers; very suspenseful and fairly satisfying); "Trembling's Tours" (another complex story about Soviet spies, again full of plot holes; this story was originally published in July 1962, in ARGOSY magazine in the UK as "Fear and Trembling's," and is a rare instance of Gilbert writing a "Didactic" or "Rhetorical" work: at the end, when he and the police fail to catch one of the spies, Mr. C. concludes that government security agencies ought to cooperate with each other; almost 50 years later, this "lesson" still needs to be heeded, both in the UK and in the US); "'Upon the King ...'" (an uncharacteristic story focused on a boy, a young monarch who is returning to his country from Britain, who is kidnapped and shows more resourcefulness than Mr. C. and Mr. B. do).
Odds and Ends: one paragraph on page 174 of my (hardback) copy of this book has too many misprints to be read; despite the title GAME WITHOUT RULES, several "rules" are presented in several of these stories; insofar as the two main characters are middle-aged bachelors who never think about sex (and the male spy they work with in one story has been a virgin), the author may be deliberately setting up a contrast to Ian Fleming's James Bond thrillers.
Finally, if you enjoy these stories, the really good news is that Michael Gilbert collected 12 more in a similar book titled MR. CALDER AND MR. BEHRENS (1982).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
GREAT FUN--TWO ELDERLY SPIES OUT-DO THE YOUNG SPIES
By David R. Eastwood
When Michael Gilbert is at his best, few writers can equal him. In GAME WITHOUT RULES (1967), we have eleven of his highly enjoyable "spy thrillers"--all of them starring Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens, his duo of elderly spies/counterspies. In most of these stories, our pleasure chiefly comes from seeing the intelligence and courage and quirky calmness of these two senior citizens, functioning effectively in suspenseful and dangerous situations. (I am reminded of an enjoyable 1969 film with a similar premise--THE OVER-THE-HILL GANG--about a group of elderly Texas Rangers who succeed where younger men cannot.)
In alphabetical order, here are the stories: "The Cat Cracker" (about a scientist who plans to leave Britain); "Cross-Over" (concerns an attempt to rescue a double-agent); "The Headmaster" (a Fair-Play Puzzle story about detecting who is a spy known as the Headmaster); "Heilige Nacht" (about a defector with a code machine; has a scathing scene of diplomatic incompetence and a touching scene involving the courage of one of Mr. B's friends--with a nice quotation from Schiller--this is one of my favorites in this collection); "A Prince of Abyssinia" (a touching story involving a magnificent dog that we are compelled to love--with some unpleasant elements AND a huge plot hole); "Prometheus Unbound" (a story with a surprise ending, as Mr. C. and Mr. B. re-enact Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Dying Detective"); "On Slay Down" (a "humorous" story about the killing of a female traitor); "The Road to Damascus" (a complex story about a Soviet spy--although it is full of plot holes and leaves loose ends, it has been anthologized many times; despite its flaws, it is very clever in many parts and very enjoyable); "The Spoilers" (Mr. C. & Mr. B. help catch a gang of renegade ex-military blackmailers; very suspenseful and fairly satisfying); "Trembling's Tours" (another complex story about Soviet spies, again full of plot holes; this story was originally published in July 1962, in ARGOSY magazine in the UK as "Fear and Trembling's," and is a rare instance of Gilbert writing a "Didactic" or "Rhetorical" work: at the end, when he and the police fail to catch one of the spies, Mr. C. concludes that government security agencies ought to cooperate with each other; almost 50 years later, this "lesson" still needs to be heeded, both in the UK and in the US); "'Upon the King ...'" (an uncharacteristic story focused on a boy, a young monarch who is returning to his country from Britain, who is kidnapped and shows more resourcefulness than Mr. C. and Mr. B. do).
Odds and Ends: one paragraph on page 174 of my (hardback) copy of this book has too many misprints to be read; despite the title GAME WITHOUT RULES, several "rules" are presented in several of these stories; insofar as the two main characters are middle-aged bachelors who never think about sex (and the male spy they work with in one story has been a virgin), the author may be deliberately setting up a contrast to Ian Fleming's James Bond thrillers.
Finally, if you enjoy these stories, the really good news is that Michael Gilbert collected 12 more in a similar book titled MR. CALDER AND MR. BEHRENS (1982).
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