A review by sathyasekar
Rumpole for the Defence, by John Mortimer

4.0

A very enjoyable set of short stories with Rumpole standing up in defence of the accused in court. I don’t think the stories by themselves are consistently great or even original - I could detect undertones of Agatha Christie mysteries in a couple of them- but then, the story is infused with rich, typical British humour and old world cronies that will ensure you have a smile right through the book. The humour isn’t the more farcical kind as Henry Cecil but more restrained and... British.