Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders

Rumpole often speaks of the great trial which revealed his talents as an advocate and made his reputation down at the Bailey when he was still a young man. Here for the first time, the story of the Penge Bungalow murders case is told in full.

The New York Times - Marilyn Stasio

To read Horace Rumpole's account of his first court case, in John Mortimer's Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, is to know how archaeologists felt when they clapped their eyes on the Rosetta Stone. All those tantalizing mysteries about how the grumpy sage of the Old Bailey got his start as a young barrister are revealed here, along with answers to questions we never thought to ask … For anyone unfamiliar with this series, here's a charming way to begin.