With a collection of eccentric and amusing charac... more

With a collection of eccentric and amusing characters, Henry Cecil brings to life the trials in a county court and exposes the complex and often contradictory workings of the English legal system.... less

What rights does a natural father have in an adop... more

What rights does a natural father have in an adoption case? How does the court decide between the conflicting claims of each parent? In many ways is a heart-reading story as Henry Cecil steers us through the labyrinths of adoption law but tension is relieved by his touches of humour right through to the unexpected outcome.... less

Roger Thursby is prospering in the legal professi... more

Roger Thursby is prospering in the legal profession and is about to be made a Queens Council. In this brilliantly funny sequel to -Brothers in Law - we follow him through a further series of hilarious legal highs and lows.... less

Lonsdale Walsh is a rich financier who is wrongly... more

Lonsdale Walsh is a rich financier who is wrongly imprisoned for murder. From his prison cell Lonsdale hatches an intricate plan to stage his own retrial at a secret location. Find out if Lonsdale can secure an acquittal and relish the further unexpected twists that are to be revealed.... less

Harriet and Graham have been happily married for ... more

Harriet and Graham have been happily married for twenty years. One day Graham fails to return home and Harriet begins to realise she has been abandoned. This feeling is strengthened when she starts to receive monthly payments from an untraceable source...... less

Justice Castairs is a High Court Judge. He is com... more

Justice Castairs is a High Court Judge. He is completely incompetent and a chronic worrier to boot. This is perfectly illustrated when he sentences a man to ten years' imprisonment and then immediately doubts his verdict.... less

Anne, beautiful and intelligent, stands in the do... more

Anne, beautiful and intelligent, stands in the dock accused of adultery. Uttery humiliated by hearing the evidence against her, she is determined to put the record straight. But the prosecution does not play the game she had been expecting and she is forced to change her approach.... less

When Basil Merridew and his nephew. Nicholas Drew... more

When Basil Merridew and his nephew. Nicholas Drewe, arrive in the prosperous village of tapworth Magna their neighbours are unprepared for the upheaval that is to follow. The new arrivals short period of residence in the village ends when Basil takes out a slander action against twenty-two of his neighbours and pockets GBP 10,000 as settlement.... less

Mrs Vernay and her husband live in a flat above t... more

Mrs Vernay and her husband live in a flat above the chambers of Brian Culsworth QC in the Temple. One day Mrs Vernay receives a visit from a Mr. Sampson and she gets the impression that he is a blackmailer. She immediately seeks advice from Mr. Culsworth in his chambers below. Mr. Curlsworths client, a Mr baker, is bringing an action to recover his share on a win on the pools. The story of these people becomes inextricably linked in a brilliant novel of suspense and humour.... less

When Norman Partridge moves to Little Bacon, a pr... more

When Norman Partridge moves to Little Bacon, a pretty country village, he proves to be a kind and helpful neighbour and is liked by everyone. Initially it did not seem to matter that no one knew anything about his past or how he managed to live so comfortably without having to work.... less