The Injudicious Judge
Her Honour Judge Celia Kilby does not suffer fools gladly. Criminals, counsel and clerks all feel the lash of her tongue, and all know her bark is as vicious as her bite. So when she receives an anonymous letter threatening her life, no one is particularly surprised.But the police investigation fails to substantiate the threat; and then Judge Kilby is found murdered in her own garden and surprising aspects of her private life come to light, including an illegitimate son.Suspects and motives abound, but means and opportunity remains elusive - until Rosa Epton accepts a client who confesses to being the anonymous letter writer. But is her clien…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4719-0473-8
- EAN: 9781471904738
- Produktnummer: 20266370
- Verlag: The Murder Room
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 178 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.9 cm x D0.9 cm 196 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 196
Über den Autor
Michael Underwood (1916-1992, and the pseudonym of John Michael Evelyn) was born in Worthing, Sussex and educated at Christ Church College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1939 and served in the British army during World War Two. He returned to work in the Department of Public Prosecutions until his retirement in 1976, and wrote almost 50 crime novels informed by his career in the law. His five series characters include Sergeant Nick Atwell and lawyer Rosa Epton, of whom is was said by the Washington Post that she 'outdoes Perry Mason'.
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