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Rumpole for the Defence
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Series: Rumpole of the Bailey, Book 4
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-11-10
- Language: English
- Publisher: Audible Studios
Regular price: $15.17
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Publisher's Summary
The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole continues to juggle the vagaries of the law, the ambiguities of crime, and the contradictions of the human heart. The much loved stories were adapted from his scripts for the hugely popular TV series of the same name.
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- mr kieran j murphy
- san jose
- 05-10-18
another good yarn
This is another great set of stories from John Mortimer. short stories are a speciality of John Mortimer. Worth the listen.