Friends at Court

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| author = Henry Cecil

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| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

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| genre = Comedy

| publisher = Michael Joseph

| release_date = 1956

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| preceded_by =Brothers in Law

| followed_by = Sober as a Judge

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Friends at Court is a 1956 comedy novel by the British writer Henry Cecil. It was published in the United States the following year by Harper Publications.Reilly p.278 It is a sequel to his bestseller Brothers in Law. Roger Thursby, the hero of the original novel, is now flourishing in the legal profession and has hopes of soon being made a Queen's Counsel. It was followed in 1962 by a third book in the series Sober as a Judge.

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Bibliography

  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
  • White, Terry. Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003

Category:1956 British novels

Category:Novels by Henry Cecil

Category:Novels set in London

Category:British comedy novels

Category:Michael Joseph books

Category:Sequel novels

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