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Peter Murphy
Born in 1946, Peter Murphy graduated from Cambridge University and pursued a career in the law in England, the United States and The Hague. He practised as a barrister in London fo...view moreBorn in 1946, Peter Murphy graduated from Cambridge University and pursued a career in the law in England, the United States and The Hague. He practised as a barrister in London for a decade, then took up a professorship at a law school in Texas, a position he held for more than twenty years. Towards the end of that period he returned to Europe as counsel at the Yugoslavian War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague for almost a decade. In 2007 he returned to England to take up an appointment as a judge of the Crown Court. He retired as Resident Judge and Honorary Recorder of Peterborough in 2015.
Peter started writing fiction more than twenty years ago, but following his retirement from the bench he became a full-time author, often drawing on the many experiences of his former career. Two political thrillers about the American presidency: Removal and Test of Resolve were followed by eight legal thrillers in the Ben Schroeder series about a barrister practising in London in the 1960s and 1970s. Alongside those he also penned the light-hearted series of short story colllections featuring Judge Walden of Bermondsey in the ‘Rumpole’ tradition, based in part on his own experiences as a lawyer and judge, and recently published A Statue for Jacob, based on the true story of Jacob de Haven.
Peter passed away in September 2022.view less
Books by Peter Murphy
A Matter for the Jury John the Revelator: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Verbal Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The River And Enoch O'reilly Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Higher Duty Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Long Public Life of a Short Private Poem: Reading and Remembering Thomas Wyatt Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Long Public Life of a Short Private Poem: Reading and Remembering Thomas Wyatt Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnd Is There Honey Still For Tea? Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Judge Walden: Back in Session Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lagan Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Removal: A Novel of Suspense Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings