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Rumpole and the Primrose Path

by John Mortimer

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ISBN13: 9780670031467
ISBN10: 0670031461
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With Rumpole Rests His Case, legions of fans welcomed back the curmudgeonly London barrister they had savored for years. In Rumpole and the Primrose Path's six new stories, Horace Rumpole, despite a heart attack that left him at death's door in the previous volume, deftly parries everything from the admonitions of his wife, Hilda, to the vagaries of his legal colleagues and their new director of marketing, Luci-with her cell phone, corporate jargon, and glossy brochures, hired to give their chambers a new image.

The title story finds him in a very dubious convalescent home battling a thin-lipped head nurse and befriending a junior one, Dotty. Though the death of an elderly patient is shrouded in secrecy, it is not until Rumpole is back in chambers that he learns of police suspicions-and of the murder charge against which he must defend young Dotty. Presuming Rumpole is soon to expire, Luci has been planning his memorial service, but the witty and irreverent Rumpole, sharp as ever, is far from hanging up his wig!

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In six new stories, Horace Rumpole, despite a heart attack that left him at death's door in the previous volume, deftly parries everything from the admonitions of his wife, Hilda, to the vagaries of his legal colleagues and their new director of marketing.

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In six new stories, Horace Rumpole deftly parries everything from the admonitions of his wife, Hilda, to the vagaries of his legal colleagues and their new director of marketing.

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- Penguin will simultaneously publish Rumpole Rests His Case
- John Mortimer's Rumpole books have sold nearly a million copies in the United States
- The title story "Rumpole and the Primrose Path" has been nominated for a Best Short Story Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America

About the Author

John Mortimer is the author of twelve other Rumpole books, many of which formed the basis for the PBS-TV series Rumpole of the Bailey. His work also includes many novels and plays and three volumes of autobiography. He is a former barrister at the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court.

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ISBN:
9780670031467
Author:
Mortimer, John
Publisher:
Viking Adult
Author:
Mortimer, John Clifford
Location:
London
Subject:
London
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Series
Subject:
Legal
Subject:
Detective and mystery stories, English
Subject:
Rumpole, horace (fictitious character)
Subject:
Legal stories
Subject:
Legal stories, English
Subject:
Rumpole, Horace
Edition Number:
1st American ed.
Edition Description:
American
Series:
Rumpole
Series Volume:
no. 808
Publication Date:
20031201
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
8.44x5.66x.80 in. .83 lbs.

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