From Library Journal
Rumpole, that wily and somewhat curmudgeonly though lovable barrister whose motto is "never plead guilty," finds retirement in Florida rather boring. Living with his son and his pregnant daughter-in-law, as well as with "she who must be obeyed" (his wife, Hilda), Rumpole longs to return to the dampness of England and the chambers of the Old Bailey. When summoned back to assist the defense in a murder case, Rumpole finds a number of things not to his liking but promptly sets about to do the work, gets Hilda riled up, and endures other adventures. Robert Hardy, an experienced and much-lauded actor of stage and screen, does justice to this entertaining work; his voice characterizations are consistent, versatile, and nuanced. Rumpole fans should be pleased with this production; recommended for public libraries.
Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., LynchburgCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Horace Rumpole is supposedly enjoying his well-earned retirement, basking in the Florida sunshine. But a colleague's casual request for advice on a difficult case sends him hurriedly back across the Atlantic, where the irreverent, claret-swilling Rumpole finds himself facing a fanatical religious cult, a mysterious letter written in blood, and the Pornographer-in-Chief to the fair town of Grimble.
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