A review by judyward
Rumpole à la Carte by John Mortimer

3.0

Barrister Horace Rumpole is obsessed with many things--Chateau Thames Embankment, small cigars, the poetry of Wordsworth, and, especially, the Golden Thread, the English tradition of preuming the innocence of suspects in court. These six stories feature this endearing character in all of his eccentricities. Just when all seems lost in his cases, Rumpole rises to the occasion at the Old Bailey to the dismay of both the prosecuting barristers and many judges. And just for good measure, Hilda Rumpole ("She Who Must Be Obeyed")is featured in several of the stories. The descriptions of the relationship between the long-married Rumpoles ring true. Rumpole may rule at the Old Bailey, but Hilda definitely has the upper hand at home.