{"product_id":"9780140089585","title":"John Mortimer - The Second Rumpole Omnibus","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by John Mortimer. Themes include Fiction, Mystery \u0026amp; Detective, Traditional, Collections \u0026amp; Anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume contains twenty tales featuring beloved barrister Horace Rumpole as he turns down another invitation to exchange the joys and sorrows of life as an Old Bailey hack for the delights of the Sunshine State -- where senior citizens loll on beaches and the sarcastic tones of the Mad Bull (Judge Roger Bullingham) are heard no more. Instead, Rumpole settles for the beaded bubbles of Château Pommeroy’s ordinary claret, and his \u003ci\u003erôle extraordinaire\u003c\/i\u003e as Defender of the Faith: \"Never Plead Guilty.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mortimer has created one of the legendary fictional detectives . . . a barrister [who’s] as much a detective as Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wonderfully amusing . . . full of pithy writing . . . witty and opinionated.\" -- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58004803977590,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780140089585.jpg?v=1780412365","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780140089585","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}