John Mortimer

Rumpole Misbehaves

Rumpole of the Bailey #25

by John Mortimer

The next novel in the Rumpole series from the beloved and bestselling master of the court

The Rumpole novels have garnered legions of fans who show no sign of abandoning their favorite curmudgeonly British barrister....

Rumpole Rests His Case

Rumpole of the Bailey #20

by John Mortimer

The comic, courageous, and corpulent Horace Rumpole reenters the fray in these seven fresh and funny stories in which the "great defender of muddled and sinful humanity" triumphs over the forces of prejudice...

A Rumpole Christmas: Stories

Rumpole of the Bailey #27

by John Mortimer

"Rumpole is one of the immortals of mystery fiction."

-San Francisco Chronicle

Of the late Sir John Mortimer's many beloved characters, it is widely agreed that Horace Rumpole was his greatest fictional creation....

Rumpole and the Primrose Path

Rumpole of the Bailey #21

by John Mortimer

With Rumpole Rests His Case, legions of fans welcomed back the curmudgeonly London barrister they had loved for years-and they are eager for more. The six new stories in Rumpole and the Primrose Path find Horace...

Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders

Rumpole of the Bailey #22

by John Mortimer

Finally, the story every Rumpole fan has been waiting for - his first case The Rumpole renaissance continues to build, and now the beloved barrister's many followers have a special reason to rejoice: a sensational...

Quite Honestly

by John Mortimer

From the creator of the Rumpole stories-a novel of middle-class do-gooding gone awry Fans of John Mortimer and his popular Rumpole mysteries will love Quite Honestly, a comedy filled with a delightful cast of...

Rumpole and the Reign of Terror

Rumpole of the Bailey #23

by John Mortimer

John Mortimer's bestselling barrister is back, in his most timely case yet Just in case Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders gave fans the impression that the Great Defender was resting on his laurels, his...

Forever Rumpole: The Best of the Rumpole Stories

by John Mortimer

John Mortimer—novelist, playwright, memoirist, and the author of more than eighty Rumpole short stories—will never be forgotten. While still a practicing barrister, Mortimer took up the pen, and the rest...