About John Mortimer
JOHN MORTIMER is a novelist, playwright and former practising barrister. Among his many publications are several volumes of Rumpole stories and a trilogy of political novels (PARADISE POSTPONED, TITMUSS REGAINED and THE SOUND OF TRUMPETS) featuring Leslie Titmuss - a character as brilliant as Rumpole. John Mortimer received a knighthood for his services to the arts in 1998.
Series
Rumpole
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
The Trials of Rumpole (1979)
Regina v Rumpole (1981)
Rumpole (1982)
Rumpole's Return (1982)
Rumpole for the Defence (1982)
Rumpole and the Golden Thread (1983)
The First Rumpole Omnibus (omnibus) (1983)
Rumpole for the Prosecution (1986)
Rumpole's Last Case (1987)
The Second Rumpole Omnibus (omnibus) (1987)
Rumpole and the Age of Miracles (1988)
Rumpole and the Age for Retirement (1989)
Rumpole a La Carte (1990)
Rumpole On Trial (1992)
The Best of Rumpole: A Personal Choice (1993)
Rumpole and the Younger Generation (1995)
Rumpole and the Angel of Death (1995)
The Third Rumpole Omnibus (omnibus) (1997)
Rumpole Rests His Case (2001)
Rumpole and the Primrose Path (2002)
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders (2004)
Rumpole and the Reign of Terror (2006)
The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole (2007)
Rumpole Misbehaves (2007)
Rumpole at Christmas (2009)
A Rumpole Christmas (2009)
Forever Rumpole: The Best of the Rumpole Stories (2011)
The Collected Stories of Rumpole (2013)
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
The Trials of Rumpole (1979)
Regina v Rumpole (1981)
Rumpole (1982)
Rumpole's Return (1982)
Rumpole for the Defence (1982)
Rumpole and the Golden Thread (1983)
The First Rumpole Omnibus (omnibus) (1983)
Rumpole for the Prosecution (1986)
Rumpole's Last Case (1987)
The Second Rumpole Omnibus (omnibus) (1987)
Rumpole and the Age of Miracles (1988)
Rumpole and the Age for Retirement (1989)
Rumpole a La Carte (1990)
Rumpole On Trial (1992)
The Best of Rumpole: A Personal Choice (1993)
Rumpole and the Younger Generation (1995)
Rumpole and the Angel of Death (1995)
The Third Rumpole Omnibus (omnibus) (1997)
Rumpole Rests His Case (2001)
Rumpole and the Primrose Path (2002)
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders (2004)
Rumpole and the Reign of Terror (2006)
The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole (2007)
Rumpole Misbehaves (2007)
Rumpole at Christmas (2009)
A Rumpole Christmas (2009)
Forever Rumpole: The Best of the Rumpole Stories (2011)
The Collected Stories of Rumpole (2013)
Rapstone Chronicles
1. Paradise Postponed (1985)
2. Titmuss Regained (1990)
3. The Sound of Trumpets (1998)
The Rapstone Chronicles (omnibus) (1991)
1. Paradise Postponed (1985)
2. Titmuss Regained (1990)
3. The Sound of Trumpets (1998)
The Rapstone Chronicles (omnibus) (1991)
Novels
Charade (1947)
Like Men Betrayed (1953)
The Narrowing Stream (1954)
Summer's Lease (1988)
Dunster (1992)
Felix in the Underworld (1997)
Quite Honestly (2005)
Like Men Betrayed (1953)
The Narrowing Stream (1954)
Summer's Lease (1988)
Dunster (1992)
Felix in the Underworld (1997)
Quite Honestly (2005)
Collections
Edwin and Other Plays (1984)
Thou Shalt Not Kill: Father Brown, Father Dowling And Other Ecclesiastical Sleuths (1992) (with G K Chesterton and Ralph McInerny)
Under the Hammer (1994)
Collected Plays (2006)
Thou Shalt Not Kill: Father Brown, Father Dowling And Other Ecclesiastical Sleuths (1992) (with G K Chesterton and Ralph McInerny)
Under the Hammer (1994)
Collected Plays (2006)
Chapbooks
Plays
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
With Love & Lizards (1957) (with Penelope Mortimer)
Clinging to the Wreckage (1982)
The Oxford Book of Villains (1992)
Murderers and Other Friends: Another Part of Life (1994)
The Summer of a Dormouse: A Year of Growing Old Disgracefully (2000)
Where There's a Will (2003)
Zerah Colburn the Spirit of Darkness (2005)
In Other Words (2008)
Clinging to the Wreckage (1982)
The Oxford Book of Villains (1992)
Murderers and Other Friends: Another Part of Life (1994)
The Summer of a Dormouse: A Year of Growing Old Disgracefully (2000)
Where There's a Will (2003)
Zerah Colburn the Spirit of Darkness (2005)
In Other Words (2008)
Anthologies containing stories by John Mortimer
Short stories
| A Programmed Christmas Carol (1994) |
Books about John Mortimer
John Mortimer recommends
 Maigret and the Man on the Bench (1975) (Inspector Maigret) Georges Simenon "One of the great detectives... a master of the slow unfolding of the criminal mind." |  Therapy (1995) David Lodge "Full of delights... His view of our neuroses is sane, intelligent and amused." |
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