Charlie Walden, the irrepressible Resident Judge (RJ) of Bermondsey Crown Court is back to preside over five new cases. As ever, there is little rest for the RJ as he does his best to deal with: the church-going carer who steals from the old lady under her care, the cleaver-wielding chefs wth different ideas about how to make a Caesar salad, the man with a penchant for 'marrying' multiple women, and the astrological guru accused of fraud. Not to mention the shock-horror when colleagues get into trouble - Judge Hubert Drake for writing an angry letter to the press, and Judge Marjorie Jenkins for storing suspected pornography on her judicial computer. Oh, and the ongoing wars against the Grey Smoothies, who try to frustrate Charlie at every turn with their bureaucracy and their endless quest for value for money for the taxpayer.
Peter Murphy graduated from Cambridge University and spent a career in the law, as an advocate, teacher, and judge. He has worked both in England and the United States, and served for several years as counsel at the Yugoslavian War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. He has written and published eleven novels: two political thrillers about the US presidency, Removal and Test of Resolve; A Statue for Jacob, based on the true story of Jacob de Haven; eight historical/legal thrillers featuring Ben Schroeder, A Higher Duty, A Matter for the Jury, And Is There Honey Still for Tea?, The Heirs of Owain Glyndwr, Calling Down the Storm, One Law for the Rest of Us, Verbal and To Become An Outlaw. His latest series features Judge Walden and includes Walden of Bermondsey, Judge Walden Back in Session and Judge Walden Call the Next Case. He lives in Cambridgeshire.
Title: Judge Walden: Call the Next Case (Walden of Bermondsey)
Author: Peter Murphy
ISBN: 9780857302977
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Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
Publication Date: 2019-07-25
Number of Pages: 416
Weight: 0.3001 kg
Murphy takes the reader through the case piece by piece, explaining everything we need to know to understand what's happening, and why. It's brilliant to be able to live my courtroom dream vicariously through him. It's like The Good Wife meets Ally McBeal meets Rumpole meets Kavanagh QC and I flipping love it! * Emma The Little Bookworm *
A great book to dip in and out of... I would highly recommend this for those who are fans of courtroom based fiction, and I gave it a smashing five star review on Goodreads * GNTxREADS *
Brilliantly written with a great cast of characters * The Divine Write *
A book which makes one laugh aloud on occasions, and which lifts the spirit throughout -- James Dingemans * ICLR *
This collection is just as amusing as its predecessors -- Chris Roberts * Crime Review *