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Book SynopsisThe Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole - a delightful novel starring John Mortimer''s iconic character
''One of the great comic creations of modern times'' Evening Standard
ASBOs may be the pride and joy of New Labour, but they don''t cut much ice with Horace Rumpole - he takes the old-fashioned view that if anyone is going to be threatened with a restriction of their liberty then some form of legal proceeding ought to be gone through first. Not that Hilda agrees, of course, but she''s too busy completing her memoirs to dissuade him from taking an interest when one of the Timson children is given an ASBO for playing football in the street. And pretty soon he realizes something fishy is going on. Why are the residents pursuing their vendetta against the Timson boy quite so strongly? Could they have a sinister reason for not wanting him on their street?
John Mortimer''s hilarious Rumpole novel, which fans of Sherlock Holmes and P.G. Wodeh
Trade Review
Praise for Rumpole and the Reign of Terror:
'Rumpole is back, as gloriously seedy as ever. Mortimer's divine hero is one of the few fictional immortals of our time' The Times
'Written with Mortimer's customary aplomb and an infectious enjoyment' Elizabeth Buchan, Sunday Times
'A fine comic creation. A figure who represents something important: the defence of liberty against the arrogance of power' Scotsman
