Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders

{{Short description|Book by John Mortimer}}

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| language = English

| series = Rumpole of the Bailey

| genre = Legal

| publisher = Viking Press

| release_date = 2004

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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders is a 2004 novel by John Mortimer about defence barrister Horace Rumpole. It describes the events of the Penge Bungalow Murders, a case frequently referred to by Rumpole in earlier stories. It also includes a description of how Rumpole first met HildaJohn Mortimer, Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Penguin (Australia), Camberwell, 2008, pp. 18-20. and agreed to marry her,Mortimer, pp. 209-11. and how he first encountered the Timson family,Mortimer, pp. 48-57. who were to provide him with so much work as a defence counsel over the years. It was not based on a script, unlike many of the earlier stories.[http://www.thrillingdetective.com/eyes/rumpole.html Horace Rumpole] at Thrilling Detectives