Rumpole and the Golden Thread

the title story manages to weave old-fashioned morality, English legalese, colonialism, and the need for African independence into an inoffensive little mystery. but is that a valediction or a condemnation? this take on a loaded topic is certainly tasteful and wryly amusing. but should it be? in gene......more

I see that I do not have a shelf for humour. But what would I include except Wodehouse and Mortimer and Townsend? Horace Rumpole is an old barrister, the fancy name the English attach to a lawyer. He tells us of his little adventures in the Old Bailey. With a tiny dose of domestic troubles. At home h......more

This is my first Rumpole book. I saw the shows on PBS years ago and enjoyed those. The book was as good as the shows. I've got the DVDs and will start watching those.......more

Originally read way back in the day when the late Leo McKern (as depicted on the cover) was a familiar TV face. Today, Rumpole is found mainly on the radio through the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch and more recently Julian Rhind-Tutt and remains a kindly old companion. The stories may be familiar,......more

My first Rumpole and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Rumpole's grumpy, clever way to solve a mystery that includes no graphic sex or violence is a shock in this day of exploding bombs and assassins. I'm also currently into Daniel Silva and his Gabriel Allon stories where there seems to be just enough viole......more