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Walden of Bermondsey
Walden of Bermondsey
Walden of Bermondsey
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Walden of Bermondsey

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When Charlie Walden took on the job of Resident Judge of the Bermondsey Crown Court, he was hoping for a quiet life. But he soon finds himself struggling to keep the peace between three feisty fellow judges who have very different views about how to do their job, and about how Charlie should do his.
And as if that's not enough, there's the endless battle against the 'Grey Smoothies', the humourless grey-suited civil servants who seem determined to drown Charlie in paperwork and strip the court of its last vestiges of civilisation.
No hope of a quiet life then for Charlie, and there are times when his real job - trying the challenging criminal cases that come before him - actually seems like light relief.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherNo Exit Press
Release dateNov 23, 2017
ISBN9780857301239
Walden of Bermondsey
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Peter Murphy

PETER MURPHY, a writer and journalist, has written for Rolling Stone, the Sunday Business Post, and others. He has written liner notes for albums and anthologies, including for the remastered edition of the Anthology of American Folk Music, which features the Blind Willie Johnson recording of the song “John the Revelator.”

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    A fun, lighthearted look at British jurisprudence. But the Honourable Judge Walden left a bad taste in my mouth when he basically bribed the head Grey Smoothie at the end of the book. I guess he is only human, fiction or no, and I am wishing for a Saint. I may have the opportunity to meet the author if he actually makes good on his promise to visit my friend’s book club.

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