Double Jeopardy

by Michael Underwood

Featuring lawyer Rosa Epton.

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On New Year's Eve, solicitor Rosa Epton spends a pleasant evening talking to a man who seems to be finding the date he has brought with him less than satisfactory company. The next morning she receives a call from the police. Toby Nash has been charged with raping the woman with whom he attended the party, and has asked for Rosa.

Unfortunately for Nash and Rosa, the detective inspector in charge of the case is determined to get a conviction by any means.

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About the author

Michael Underwood (the pseudonym of John Michael Evelyn) was born in Worthing, Sussex and educated at Christ Church College, Oxford. He was called to the Bar in 1939 and served in the British army during World War Two. He returned to work in the Department of Public Prosecutions until his retirement in 1976, and wrote almost 50 crime novels informed by his career in the law. His five series characters include Sergeant Nick Atwell and lawyer Rosa Epton, of whom it was said by the Washington Post that she 'outdoes Perry Mason'.

ISBN: 9781471904608

Format: eBook

Publication Date: 06/09/2012

Imprint: The Murder Room