{"product_id":"rumpole-misbehaves-paperback","title":"Rumpole Misbehaves - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Mortimer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next novel in the Rumpole series from the beloved and bestselling master of the court\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Rumpole novels have garnered legions of fans who show no sign of abandoning their favorite curmudgeonly British barrister. Now in \u003ci\u003eRumpole Misbehaves\u003c\/i\u003e, our hero takes on nothing less than the New Labour government when their ridiculous new Anti- Social Behavior Orders land a Timson child in front of the bench for playing soccer on a posh London street. However, Rumpole quickly discovers that the complainant is hiding some nefarious secrets of her own. As he investigates the murder of a prostitute with links to white slavery and unscrupulous dealings in a government department, Rumpole must also wrangle with his fellow barristers as they threaten him with an ASBO for bringing food, wine, and small cigars into his room in chambers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Mortimer is a playwright, novelist, and former practicing barrister who has written many film scripts as well as stage, radio, and television plays, the Rumpole plays, for which he received the British Academy Writer of the Year Award, and the adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's \u003ci\u003eBrideshead Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of twelve collections of Rumpole stories and three acclaimed volumes of autobiography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 7.76 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42691679617087,"sku":"9780143114116","price":26.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d3b8cf25fbf6dfef10bbd5f64b2a8da1.webp?v=1764992859","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/rumpole-misbehaves-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}