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Overview
'A fruity, foxy masterpiece, defender of our wilting faith in mankind' Sunday Times Horace Rumpole - the rascally, Wordsworth-quoting Old Bailey hack - should be enjoying his retirement.Synopsis
'A fruity, foxy masterpiece, defender of our wilting faith in mankind' Sunday Times Horace Rumpole - the rascally, Wordsworth-quoting Old Bailey hack - should be enjoying his retirement. Soaking unhappily in the Florida sun with his wife, Hilda (She Who Must Be Obeyed), it is safely assumed by all that Rumpole's wig has been hung up for good. But when a rather unkempt civil servant is mixed up in the mysterious death of a minor aristocrat, Rumpole seizes the opportunity to escape the life of leisure. He is soon back in court (via a budget airline) to do battle once more with Judge 'Mad Bull' Bullingham...Book Details
Published
February 1, 2022
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Pages
160
ISBN
9780241474440