John Mortimer

Horace Rumpole, the irreverent, iconoclastic, claret-swilling, poetry-spouting barrister at law, is among the most beloved characters of English crime literature....

Rumpole is in Florida, but the whiff of a tricky blood case makes him abandon the pleasures of Florida orange juice and descend on the dear old Chambers to take command....

Back in the harness after his abortive retirement to Florida, Rumpole glories in the mushroom pie, rainy day life of the Old Bailey....

Back in the harness after his abortive retirement to Florida, Rumpole glories in the mushroom pie, rainy day life of the Old Bailey....

ASBOs may be the pride and joy of New Labour, but they don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole....

In the first of six witty short stories, 60s-something English barrister, Horace Rumpole, takes on the younger generation both at home and in the hallowed courtroom....

Rumpole isn't particularly fond of Christmas; he finds it has a horrible habit of dragging on as he and She Who Must Be Obeyed go through the usual rituals in Froxbury Mansions....

In these witty and comic stories, Horace Rumpole takes on a variety of clients and activities. He, of course, brings each case to a successful end, all the while quoting poetry and drinking claret....

After ten straight losses under the satanic Judge Bullingham, Rumpole decides it’s time to hang up his wig - permanently....

When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, leaves his entire fortune not to his family but to the ruthless....

There's a new wind blowing in this dazzling collection of new Rumpole stories....

Here are two wonderful stories about the irrepressibly audacious Old Bailey hack Horace Rumpole, including the immortal moment in Rumpole's Last Case....

In this work Horace Rumpole returns to delight us with seven new cases....

Horace Rumpole is back on the defense, as irreverent, as iconoclastic, as claret-swilling, poetry-spouting, impudent, witty, and cynical as ever....

Creator of the mysteries starring the beloved English barrister, Horace Rumpole, John Mortimer paints a spirited portrait of his own colorful life in his quirky autobiography....

Timothy West takes on the role of Rumpole in this collection of cracking court cases....

Rumpole often speaks of the great trial which revealed his talents as an advocate and made his reputation down at the Bailey when he was still a young man....

We last left Rumpole in his hospital bed after his sudden collapse in court. Now our hero finds himself in the Primrose Path nursing home - or a hospice as he persists in describing it....

Rumpole is on the job again, bringing along his taste for claret, his penchant for poetry, and his reputation for a good story....

Horace Rumpole, the comic, courageous, and corpulent “great defender of muddled and sinful humanity”, is joined by a winning cast of villains and victims in this collection of six tales....