Stay of Execution And Other Stories of Legal Practice

A first edition, first printing of Stay of Execution, And Other Stories of Legal Practice by Michael Gilbert, published by Hodder and Staughton, London in 1971. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher's original green cloth with gilt titling to the spine, slight bumping to head of the spine, the text block bright and crisp with green top stain. The near fine unclipped wrapper with light handling wear and some minor chipping to the head of the spine, knuckles of front and rear flap folds and upper edge of rear panel. Stay of Execution by Michael Gilbert is a gripping legal thriller centred around a man named Peter, wrongly convicted of murder. As his execution date approaches, a defence lawyer named Piers Ransome works tirelessly to uncover the truth. The novel explores the moral complexities of the justice system, with themes of guilt, innocence and the race against time. With sharp prose and intricate plotting, Gilbert delves into the tension between legal procedure and human fallibility.…