Henry Cecil
(Henry Cecil Leon)
(1902 - 1976)Henry Cecil was born near London in 1902 and was called to the bar in 1923. Later in 1949 he was appointed a County Court Judge, a position he held until 1967. He used these experiences as inspiration for his work. His books are works of great comic genius with unpredictable twists of plot which highlight the often absurd contradictions of the legal system. He died in 1976.
Series
Mr. Tewkesbury
The Painswick Line (1951)
Much in Evidence (1957)
aka The Long Arm
Settled Out of Court (1959)
The Painswick Line (1951)
Much in Evidence (1957)
aka The Long Arm
Settled Out of Court (1959)
Colonel Brain
No Bail for the Judge (1952)
Natural Causes (1953)
According to the Evidence (1954)
Independent Witness (1963)
No Bail for the Judge (1952)
Natural Causes (1953)
According to the Evidence (1954)
Independent Witness (1963)
Novels
Ways and Means (1952)
Alibi for a Judge (1960)
Daughters in Law (1961)
Unlawful Occasions (1962)
Fathers in Law (1965)
aka A Child Divided
The Asking Price (1966)
A Woman Named Anne (1967)
No Fear or Favour (1968)
aka The Blackmailers
Tell You What I'll Do (1969)
Juror in Waiting (1970)
The Buttercup Spell (1971)
The Wanted Man (1972)
Truth with Her Boots On (1974)
Cross Purposes (1976)
Hunt the Slipper (1977)
Alibi for a Judge (1960)
Daughters in Law (1961)
Unlawful Occasions (1962)
Fathers in Law (1965)
aka A Child Divided
The Asking Price (1966)
A Woman Named Anne (1967)
No Fear or Favour (1968)
aka The Blackmailers
Tell You What I'll Do (1969)
Juror in Waiting (1970)
The Buttercup Spell (1971)
The Wanted Man (1972)
Truth with Her Boots On (1974)
Cross Purposes (1976)
Hunt the Slipper (1977)
Collections
Books containing stories by Henry Cecil
Henry Cecil recommends
Tragedy at Law (1942)
(Francis Pettigrew, book 1)
Cyril Hare
"Acknowledged by many lawyers to be the classic detective story with a legal background."
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