Best detective stories of Cyril Hare

These thirty stories, selected and introduced by Michael Gilbert, are concerned with murder, criminal acts and the law and can be dipped into in any order. 'The Rivals' contains a real puzzle; 'Name of Smith' features a judge's summing-up and a murder; 'The Story of Hermione' has a criminal who escapes altogether. The law is the linking thread, along with Cyril Hare's ingeniousness.