Rumpole's Last Case vs Rumpole's Return: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Horace Rumpole, Rumpole, English Detective and mystery stories, Lawyers, London, Legal stories

Cover of Rumpole's Last Case

Rumpole's Last Case John Mortimer · 1987 278 pages · ≈ 5 h 09 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Rumpole's Return

Rumpole's Return John Mortimer · 1940 ★★★★☆ 3.8 167 pages · ≈ 3 h 06 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Rumpole's Return is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Rumpole's Last Case.
Rumpole's Last Case is the easier read (Moderate), Rumpole's Return more demanding (Challenging).

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