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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
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| | | Set in the English countryside during World War II, this astounding new work of imagination from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" follows an elderly detective on what will become his final--and most profound--case. Unabridged.
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Both long-term fans of the Rumpole of the Bailey series as well as first-time readers will enjoy diving into this one, the long-awaited and oft-alluded to story of Horace Rumpole's first big case as a barrister in the 1950s. The young lawyer, only recently graduated from Oxford, is faced with quite a challenge: the defense of Simon Jerold, who's been accused of the double murder of his father and his father's war buddy. Despite Jerold's protests of innocence, it looks like an open and shut case...until Rumpole takes over.
| PraiseKirkus
"The real and considerable joys here are watching Rumpole spread his wings and observing...the seeds of his thrall to She Who Must Be Obeyed." 10/01/2004Publishers Weekly
"...Mortimer...never fails to delight." 11/01/2004 New York Times Book Review
"To read Horace Rumpole's account of his first court case...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....[A] brilliant piece of work....For anyone unfamiliar with this series, here's a charming way to begin." - Marilyn Stasio 11/28/2004 |
| Author Bio| John Mortimer | | John Mortimer is a former barrister and the author of many novels, film scripts, and stage, television, and radio plays, as well as many volumes of Rumpole stories. |
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