Rumpole book 11 · 2001
Rumpole Rests His Case
More stories of Rumpole, as old as ever and as defiant.
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Book facts
- Author
- John Mortimer
- Series
- Rumpole, book 11 of 16
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in London
- Story order
- Book 12 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Rumpole and the Angel of Death and before Rumpole and the Primrose Path.
Who is in Rumpole Rests His Case
4 recurring or key characters from John Mortimer’s chart.
Lead 1
- Horace RumpoleOld Bailey defence 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 Rests His Case.
- Rumpole on Trial1992 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders2004 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Rumpole à la Carte1990 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Rumpole and the Reign of Terror2006 · Rumpole · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon