The English judge

Cecil, Henry

Arrow Books, Ltd.

Settled Out of Court

Literature & Fiction

Penguin

Harry Woodstock is a lazy but amiable criminal who would rather live by fraud than by working .He is very comfortable in Albany Prison, Isle of Wight where a clergyman visits him in an attempt to reform his character. When he is out of prison he stays with a friend in Albany, Piccadilly and tries to avoid a violent criminal  who is convinced Harry defrauded him out of £60,000. Understandably, Harry feels safer in prison so, when not dodging his enemy, he spends his time thinking up ways to get himself inside again. His amusing story ends with an ingenious solution for them all.

Tell you what I'll do

Humor & Satire

Michael, Joseph

All the action in this superb "trial procedural" takes place inside the courtroom. In a series of cross-examinations, lawyers attempt to find a truly independent witness. The varied testimony elicited is often hilarious, sometimes sad, frequently crazy and almost always contradictory.

Independent Witness

Academy Chicago Pub

Anne, beautiful and intelligent, stands in the dock accused of adultery. Utterly humiliated by hearing the evidence against her, she is determined to put the record straight. But the prosecution does not play the game she had been expecting and she is forced to change her approach. This duel between a brilliant barrister and a very determined and astute young woman has an unexpected twist that keeps you guessing right to the end.

A Woman Named Anne (Henry Cecil Mysteries)

Academy Chicago Publishers

Convicted of murder on perjured evidence, Lonsdale Walsh escapes from prison and gathers up a judge, barrister, and witnesses in order to retry the case himself

Settled Out of Court (Library of Crime Classics)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Intl Polygonics Ltd

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Daughters in Law

No Fear or Favour

'If everyone had a perfectly clear conscience, the blackmailer would have no chance'. So begins a trial in which the unfortunate judge is himself blackmailed. Unwittingly 'picked up' by a 'respectable-looking girl' the judge finds himself put into an impossible situation in which an unscrupulous blackmailer threatens his career and personal life in an attempt to steer the course of a trial to an acquittal. Can Mr Justice Slaughter save himself from ruin and degradation?

No fear or favour

Gaunt

Unlawful Occasions

Mrs Vernay and her husband live in a flat above the Chambers of Brian Culsworth Q.C. in the Temple. One day Mrs Vernay receives a visit from a Mr Sampson and she gets the impression that he is a blackmailer. She  then immediately seeks advice from Mr Culsworth in his chambers below. Mr Culsworth's client, a Mr Baker is bringing an action to recover his share on a win on the pools. The story of these people becomes inextricably linked in a brilliant novel of suspense and humour.

Unlawful occasions

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

A child divided

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