THE BEST OF RUMPOLE
UK publication: 1983 (Penguin)
US publication: 1983 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: A collection of Rumpole stories originally published in other volumes.
REGINA V RUMPOLE
UK publication: 1981 (Allen Lane)
US publication: Not published in US
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: A republication in hardcover of the novella Rumpole's Return, with seven additional stories, later published by themselves in paperback as Rumpole for the Defence.
RUMPOLE
UK publication: 1980 (Allen Lane)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and contents: An omnibus volume containing Rumpole of the Bailey and The Trials of Rumpole.
RUMPOLE A LA CARTE
UK publication: 1990 (Viking/Penguin)
US publication: 1990 (Viking/Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 6 Rumpole stories. Titles: Rumpole a la carte; Rumpole and the summer of discontent; Rumpole and the right to silence; Rumpole at sea; Rumpole and the quacks; Rumpole for the prosecution.
RUMPOLE AND THE GOLDEN THREAD
UK publication: 1983 (Penguin)
US publication: 1984 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 6 Rumpole stories. Titles: Rumpole and the genuine article; Rumpole and the golden thread; Rumpole and the old boy net; Rumpole and the female of the species; Rumpole and the sporting life; Rumpole and the last resort.
RUMPOLE AND THE AGE OF MIRACLES
UK publication: 1988 (Penguin)
US publication: 1989 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 7 Rumpole stories. Titles: Rumpole and the bubble reputation; Rumpole and the barrow boy; Rumpole and the age of miracles; Rumpole and the tap end; Rumpole and the chambers party; Rumpole and Portia; Rumpole and the quality of life.
RUMPOLE AND THE ANGEL OF DEATH
UK publication: 1995 (Penguin)
US publication: 1995 (Viking)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 6 Rumpole stories. Titles: Rumpole and the model prisoner; Rumpole and the way through the woods; Hilda's story; Rumpole and the little boy lost; Rumpole and the rights of man; Rumpole and the angel of death.
RUMPOLE FOR THE DEFENCE
UK publication: 1982 (Penguin)
US publication: 1984 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: A republication in paperback of the seven short stories from Regina v Rumpole (which also contained Rumpole's Return). These are: Rumpole and the confession of guilt; Rumpole and the gentle art of blackmail; Rumpole and the dear departed; Rumpole and the rotten apple; Rumpole and the expert witness; Rumpole and the spirit of Christmas; Rumpole and the boat people.
RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY
UK publication: 1978 (Penguin)
US publication: 1980 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: The first Rumpole volume, containing 6 stories. Titles: Rumpole and the alternative society; Rumpole and the heavy brigade; Rumpole and the honourable member; Rumpole and the learned friends; Rumpole and the married lady; Rumpole and the younger generation.
RUMPOLE ON TRIAL
UK publication: 1992 (Penguin)
US publication: 1992 (Viking)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 7 Rumpole stories. Titles: Rumpole and the children of the devil; Rumpole and the eternal triangle; Rumpole and the miscarriage of justice; Rumpole and the family pride; Rumpole and the soothsayer; Rumpole and the reform of Joby Jonson; Rumpole on trial.
RUMPOLE'S RETURN
UK publication: 1980 (Penguin)
US publication: 1982 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot Summary and comments: A single Rumpole novella, later republished as part of Regina v Rumpole.
THE SECOND RUMPOLE OMNIBUS
UK publication: 1988 (Penguin)
US publication: 1988 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: A republication of three Rumpole collections: Rumpole for the Defence, Rumpole and the Golden Thread, and Rumpole's Last Case.
THE TRIALS OF RUMPOLE
UK publication: 1979 (Penguin)
US publication: 1981 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 6 Rumpole stories. Titles: Rumpole and the age for retirement; Rumpole and the case of identity; Rumpole and the course of true love; Rumpole and the fascist beast; Rumpole and the man of God; Rumpole and the showfolk.
THE FIRST RUMPOLE OMNIBUS
UK publication: 1983 (Penguin)
US publication: 1983 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: A republication of three Rumpole collections: Rumpole of the Bailey, The Trials of Rumpole, and Rumpole's Return.
RUMPOLE'S LAST CASE
UK publication: 1987 (Penguin)
US publication: 1988 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 7 Rumpole stories. Titles: Rumpole and the blind tasting; Rumpole and the old, old story; Rumpole and the official secret; Rumpole and the judge's elbow; Rumpole and the bright seraphim; Rumpole and the winter break; Rumpole's last case.
THE THIRD RUMPOLE OMNIBUS
UK publication: 1998 (Penguin)
US publication: 1998 (Penguin)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: A republication of three Rumpole collections: Rumpole and the Age of Miracles, Rumpole a la Carte, and Rumpole and the Angel of Death.
RUMPOLE RESTS HIS CASE
UK publication: 2001 (Viking)
US publication: 2002 (Viking)
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 7 Rumpole stories, ending with yet another near-completion to the series as Rumpole is felled by a heart attack.
RUMPOLE AND THE PRIMROSE PATH
UK publication: 2002 (Viking)
US publication: forthcoming
Detective: Horace Rumpole
Plot summary and comments: 6 Rumpole stories, beginning with assorted malfeasance in the rest home where Rumpole has been sent to recuperate (following his illness at the end of Rumpole Rests His Case).