Rumpole for the Defence

First edition
Author	John Mortimer
Language	English
Series	Rumpole of the Bailey
Genre	legal
Publisher	Allen Lane
Publication date	1981
Publication place	United Kingdom
Followed by	Rumpole and the Golden Thread

Regina v Rumpole is a 1981 collection of short stories by John Mortimer about defence barrister Horace Rumpole. They were adapted from his scripts for the TV series of the same name. ^[1] The stories were:

• "Rumpole and the Boat People"
• "Rumpole and the Confession of Guilt"
• "Rumpole and the Dear Departed"
• "Rumpole and the Expert Witness"
• "Rumpole and the Gentle Art of Blackmail"
• "Rumpole and the Rotten Apple"
• "Rumpole and the Spirit of Christmas"

The collection also includes the novel Rumpole's Return. The collection was reissued in 1982 without that novel as Rumpole for the Defence.