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Rosa Epton
Series · 15
books · 1980-1993

Books in series

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#1

Crime Upon Crime

1980

An intricate crime story unfolds in the British courts as a third-rate blackmailer finds himself charged with the brutal homicide of a male prostitute frequently entertained by a renowned judge
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#2

Double Jeopardy

1981

Rosa Epton, a young solicitor, agrees to defend a young man, whom she had met at a party, against a charge of rape and becomes entangled in a treacherous concatenation of events
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#3

Goddess of Death

1982

Solicitor Rosa Epton is asked to defend the reprobate younger brother of an acquaintance, an enterprise complicated by the brutal murder of Rosa's friend
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#4

A Party to Murder

1984

The appointment of a new Chief Prosecuting Solicitor has caused outrage and gossip, but no one could have imagined that murder would ensue. Nor that an arrogant and stubborn policeman would make a premature arrest and then set about gathering the evidence to substantiate his arrest. Then a second murder throws the case into even more confusion.Meanwhile, Rosa Epton has appeared on the scene to defend the accused, and she is soon locked in battle with the police and increasingly determined to get to the truth.
#5

Death in Camera

1984

A prominent judge is murdered on the opening day of the new Runnymede Crown Court, and Rosa Epton become doubly involved, both as a witness to the murder and the solicitor in a drugs trial over which Judge Ambrose was to have presided. His replacement, Judge Holtby, seems unduly upset by the death of his colleague - and then two more deaths occur. But was Judge Ambrose the real target in the first place? And what involvement does Rosa's client in the drugs case have in the whole business? Eventually Rosa is able to deduce the likely sequence of events, but there is still a final secret to be revealed ...
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#6

The Hidden Man

1985

When the most popular actor/rock star in England is killed in a motor accident, Roas is pulled into the resultant court case. Who is lying...the other driver, or the star's 18 year-old girlfriend-who imagined she was about to become his wife, and saw all her (and her mother's) dreams die ?
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#7

Death at Deepwood Grange

1986

While visiting her godmother at Deepwood Grange, a Jacobean mansion converted into luxury apartments, Rosa Epton, the brilliant young attorney, uses her talents to solve the murder of a Grange tenant
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#8

The Uninvited Corpse

1987

Rich old gentleman Vernon Gray, has succeeded in involving young solictor Rosa Epton in his legal affairs. She is instructed to make him a will and has become an unwilling agent in finding him anew housekeeper. But not long after he has made his will Vernon vanishes, along with his current housekeeper, leaving behind puzzles and clues which will baffle the police - and Rosa too.
#9

The Injudicious Judge

1988

British lawyer-detective Rosa Epton sets out to solve the brutal murder of Celica Kilby, a judge with many enemies
#10

Dual Enigma

1990

Lawyer-sleuth Rosa Epton stumbles upon a bizarre and complex puzzle while investigating the hit-and-run death of a schoolboy and the seemingly unrelated murder of a former client
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#11

A Compelling Case

A Rosa Epton Mystery

1989

Lawyer Rosa Epton takes on the case of Stephen Lumley, accused of taking part in a robbery at his uncle's shop, but the case is soon complicated by mysterious new leads, kidnapping, and murder
#12

Rosa's Dilemma

1990

After receiving little assistance from solicitor Malcolm Palfrey on a malicious damage case, defense attorney Rosa Epton is furious when Malcolm fails to appear in court, but then she learns of her co-attorney's apparent suicide, After receiving little assistance from solicitor Malcolm Palfrey on a malicious damage case, defense attorney Rosa Epton is furious when Malcolm fails to appear in court, but then she learns of her co-attorney's apparent suicide.
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#13

A Dangerous Business

1991

Rosa Epton wonders why the client she unsuccessfully defended and saw jailed turns up free in Amsterdam, but things become more curious when he is found dead later at the foot of a prison wall
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#14

The Seeds of Murder

1992

Fifty years after the disappearance of a young boy ended in a closed case, a series of murders prompts London Solicitor Rosa Epton to reopen the case. By the author of A Dangerous Business.
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#15

Guilty Conscience

1993

Mrs. Evelyn Henshaw is convinced that her husband is plotting her death and pleads with solicitor Rosa Epton to inform the police should anything happen. When the weighted body of a young man is dredged from the lake at the Henshaw's country home, Ralph Henshaw is called in for questioning. He begs Rosa to prepare his defence, but as the murder investigation proceeds, she finds herself ensnared by conflicting loyalties. Is her new clent the innocent victim of an elaborate trap or a ruthless, calculating killer?

Authors

Michael Underwood
Author · 11 books

"Michael Underwood" was the pseudonym of British writer John Michael Evelyn. He published his first mystery novel, Murder on Trial, in 1954. His series characters were Martin Ainsworth and Inspector (later Superintendent) Simon Manton. Evelyn was educated at Christ Church College Oxford and Grays Inn London. He was called to the Bar in 1939 but joined the British Army to serve during WWII until 1946, attaining the rank of Major. He returned to a career in law with the Department of Public Prosecutions, serving for some thirty years until his retirement in 1976.

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