<div> <p>In this engaging collection of stories Rumpole continues to deftly juggle the vagaries of law the ambiguities of crime and the contradictions of the human heart in his death-defying performances on behalf of justice. The irreverent claret-swilling poetry-spouting barrister takes on suspect connoisseurs in the art world journeys deep into the throbbing heart of Africa dabbles in some feminist politics decides the countryside is a very dangerous place and incurs the wrath of his wife She Who Must Be Obeyed.</p> </div>