Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders

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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
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Author John Mortimer
Language English
Series Rumpole of the Bailey
GenreLegal
Publisher Viking Press
Publication date
2004
Publication place United Kingdom

Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders is a 2004 novel by John Mortimer about defence barrister Horace Rumpole. It describes the events of the Penge Bungalow Murders, a case frequently referred to by Rumpole in earlier stories. It also includes a description of how Rumpole first met Hilda [1] and agreed to marry her, [2] and how he first encountered the Timson family, [3] who were to provide him with so much work as a defence counsel over the years. It was not based on a script, unlike many of the earlier stories. [4]

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References

  1. John Mortimer, Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Penguin (Australia), Camberwell, 2008, pp. 18-20.
  2. Mortimer, pp. 209-11.
  3. Mortimer, pp. 48-57.
  4. Horace Rumpole at Thrilling Detectives