SOBER AS A JUDGE

by Henry Cecil ‧ RELEASE DATE: N/A

Brothers in Law (1956) and Friends at Court (1957) introduced to American readers a young English lawyer, Roger Thursby, and for those who have sadly missed Mr. Tutt, here was an answer, considerably fined down to the silk of the British courts. Thursby, still in the flush of youth, becomes a High Court Judge, and feels considerably weighted with his responsibilities. His one-time school friend, Plummer, decides to ruffle him a bit, and literally takes him for a ride- and then stages an introduction to a night club entertainer who proves a bit embarrassing to our sobersides, Roger. This theme plays tantalizingly across the court room scenes that dominate the book -- and comes up with a surprise ending. And Thursby manages to stay out of the headlines and the gossip columns while lending distinction to the court through a succession of cases of varying interest. Once again the intricacies and the foibles of the English law- enlivened by knowledgeable side-play add up to another Roger Thursby story for the lawyers in your life.

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Publisher: Harper

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 1958

Categories: FICTION