Rosa's Dilemma

Rosa Epton #12

by Michael Underwood

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.

207 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

"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.

Reviews

[Jen Bingham · Rating 2 out of 5]

I regret the time I spent reading this book. very bland - not even interesting enough to hate.

[Miki · Rating 3 out of 5]

While it was interesting to read a cozy with an English defense attorney as the main character, I think I would have enjoyed it more if the point of view didn't ramble all over the place. The narrator seemed to be in way too many character's heads for me. The story was a good one, however.