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Henry Cecil


(Henry Cecil Leon)
UK flag (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)
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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)
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Collections
   Full Circle (1948)
   Portrait of a Judge (1964)
   Brief Tales from the Bench (1968)
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Henry Cecil recommends
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Tragedy at Law (1942)
(Francis Pettigrew, book 1)
Cyril Hare
"Acknowledged by many lawyers to be the classic detective story with a legal background."

Anthologies containing stories by Henry Cecil
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The House of the Nightmare (1967)
And Other Eerie Tales
edited by
Kathleen Lines

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