
Rumpole and the Golden Thread
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Narrated by:
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Frederick Davidson
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By:
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John Mortimer
In this engaging collection of stories, Rumpole continues to deftly juggle the vagaries of law, the ambiguities of crime, and the contradictions of the human heart in his death-defying performances on behalf of justice. The irreverent, claret-swilling, poetry-spouting barrister takes on suspect connoisseurs in the art world, journeys deep into the throbbing heart of Africa, dabbles in some feminist politics, decides the countryside is a very dangerous place, and incurs the wrath of his wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed.
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Critic reviews
“Once detective-fiction heroes enter your mental landscape, they can seem as real as your own friends and family. For a lot of people, Horace Rumpole is just such a vivid and familiar figure.” ( Wall Street Journal)
“Mortimer has created one of the legendary fictional detectives…a barrister [who’s] as much a detective as Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot.” ( Boston Globe)
“Rumpole is one of the immortals of mystery fiction.” ( San Francisco Chronicle)
Lots of Rumpole fun
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Witty and delightful
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And Frederick Davidson delivers it all with unerring comic inflection and an array of voices I’m sure some other readers wish they possessed.
He says all the things we wish we could say.
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