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Good Old Rumpole!

Submitted by Clara Maynard on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 3:08pm

Any of the Rumpole books are a good read. For those of you unfamiliar with Horace Rumpole, he is an English barrister who delights in tormenting judges and helping his clients get a fair trial. Luckily for us, sometimes he gets to solve a mystery! All of the characters are a delight, and there is a lot of humor in each story. His wife, otherwise known as She Who Must Be Obeyed, tells him, "I can always rely on you to be unreliable." I disagree. You can always rely on good old Rumpole to provide an entertaining mystery. You might want to read A Rumpole Christmas now.

Capitol Offense

Submitted by Clara Maynard on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 7:07pm

When I was a kid, I loved watching the old Perry Mason reruns. I'm still a sucker for mysteries that features a lawyer and courtroom scenes. In Captiol Offense, attorney Ben Kincaid has a new client come in.

Half Broke Horses: A True Life Novel

Submitted by Clara Maynard on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 2:57pm

Walls is well known for The Glass Castle which tells the story of her upbringing and her parent's lives. Here she goes further back in the family history.

The Devil You Know

Submitted by Clara Maynard on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 1:28pm

Felix Castor is a London exorcist. Usually the dead leave quietly, but

what The dead Know

Submitted by Clara Maynard on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 5:51pm

I love Laura Lippman's mystery series starring Tess Monaghan, but she has written several stand alone novels.

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