Product Description

Horace Rumpole - cigar-smoking, claret-drinking, Wordsworth-spouting defender of some unlikely clients - often speaks of the great murder trial which revealed his talents as an advocate and made his reputation down at the Bailey when he was still a young man. Now, for the first time, the sensational story of the Penge Bungalow Murders case is told in full: how, shortly after the war, Rumpole took on the seemingly impossible task of defending young Simon Jerold, accused of murdering his father and his father's friend with a German officer's gun. And how the inexperienced young brief was left alone to pursue the path of justice, in a case that was to echo through the Bailey for years to come.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #193620 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
John Mortimer is a novelist, playwright and former practising barrister. Among his many publications are several volumes of Rumpole stories and a trilogy of political novels (Paradise Postponed, Titmuss Regained and The Sound of Trumpets) featuring Leslie Titmuss - a character as brilliant as Rumpole. John Mortimer received a knighthood for his services to the arts in 1998.

Customer Reviews

Rumpole and Penge
The utter irony is that The Bungalow Murders are referred to throughout Rumpole's case history but it was the last story to be written.

In a Phrase, absolutely marvelous; not only is it an excellent story but it contains so many little pieces of information which tie up loose ends. It was just as if he was bringing the curtain down.

God Bless you John and thank you.