- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Penguin UK (Jun 30 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140236562
- ISBN-13: 978-0140236569
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,272,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This collection of short stories is based on a Rumpole-like TV series. Set in a major London firm of auctioneers, the plots revolve around fake paintings, disputed inheritances and upper-class conmen, and much of the action takes place in salesrooms, the courts and drinking clubs.
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Mortimer in fine form, Nov 30 2007
By Ofude' - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Under the Hammer (Mass Market Paperback)
Ben is a middle aged curator for a London auction house. His various experiences are vividly written as he authenticates artwork ready for the block. His frustrated attraction for Maggie, his colleague add to the spice.I highly recommend it for fans of Mortimer's work. Fans will find that Ben comes over as more dimensionally developed, and less of a caricature than Rumpole. The plots are equally if not more elaborate and carefully drawn than a typical Rumpole plot. (Don't misunderstand me, I'm equally fond of the Rumpole series.) The auction house premise provides more room for the protagonists to move around, and therefore make for a better story. I'm sorry Mortimer hasn't seen to add to this collection. Klinsky's auction house has come alive with a richness few books can match.
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