Murder at the Bailey

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Murder at the Bailey

By: Henry Milner

Narrated by: Mark Elstob

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A gloriously entertaining audiobook from one of Britain's top criminal lawyers.

A notorious loan shark is shot dead, in broad daylight, right outside the front doors of the Old Bailey. The killer is arrested at the scene and Adrian Stanford is lined up to take on the toughest defence case of his career. Can he steer his client past the no-nonsense Detective Chief Superintendent ‘Iron-Rod' Stokes, hell-bent on achieving a murder conviction in his last case before retirement? That's assuming he can keep his client alive in prison long enough for the trial to go ahead. Can his illustrious defence QC, Patrick ‘The Edge' Gorman, swerve the case past the acerbic judge known to all as Mack the Knife, whose own resolve is being tested to the limit by an adulterous wife? And why is London underworld numero uno Big Jake Davenport showing such a keen interest in the proceedings?

A wickedly eccentric cast of brilliantly drawn characters populate this daring debut from one of Britain's top criminal defence lawyers. Dripping with sparkling dialogue and delicious wit, Murder at the Bailey is a masterly picaresque romp through the courtrooms, custody suites and London restaurants graced by the cognoscenti.

Henry MilnerMark ElstobW. F. Howes Ltd

Crime

Literature & Fiction

Thriller & Suspense

Fiction

Thriller

Law

Murder

England

Crime Literature & Fiction Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Law Murder England

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Critic reviews

"A pacy, witty, riveting tour de force." (Wensley Clarkson)

"Fast, funny and readable, Murder at the Bailey is an enjoyable romp through a criminal world more recognisable decades ago: rogues' justice often prevails, against a background of colourful lifestyles, from expensive restaurants and bars to flashy cars and mistresses… Few lawyers can turn their hand to fiction after a lifetime processing the dry details of the law. Milner clearly can, and with verve and humour." (The Times)

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Well written and somewhat funny. But you have to have a story to tell and interesting caracters. This book has neither. And the readers performance does not help. Almost quit the book out of boredom before it was finished.