Rumpole book 13 · 2004
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
Rumpole’s first great triumph: as a young barrister in the 1940s, he defends a young man accused of murdering his father in a bungalow in Penge.
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Book facts
- Author
- John Mortimer
- Series
- Rumpole, book 13 of 16
- Published
- 2004
- Setting
- Set in London
- Story order
- Book 1 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: before Rumpole of the Bailey.
Who is in Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
4 recurring or key characters from John Mortimer’s chart.
Lead 1
- Horace RumpoleOld Bailey defence barristerHis first great case, as a young barrister
Major 1
- Hilda RumpoleHis formidable wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed
Minor and cameo 2
- Claude Erskine-BrownOpera-loving barrister in chambers
- Phyllida TrantYoung barrister, later Erskine-Brown's wife
Also featuring these characters
Other John Mortimer books that share the most characters with Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders.
- Rumpole Rests His Case2001 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole2007 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Rumpole and the Angel of Death1995 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Rumpole on Trial1992 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon