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//-->Henry Cecilwas the pseudonym of Judge Henry CecilLeon. He was born in Norwood Green Rectory, nearLondon, England in 1902. He studied at Cambridgewhere he edited an undergraduate magazine and wrote aFootlights May Week production. Called to the bar in1923, he served with the British Army during the SecondWorld War. While in the Middle East with his battalion heused to entertain the troops with a serial story eachevening. This formed the basis of his first book,Full Circle.He was appointed a County Court Judge in 1949 and heldthat position until 1967. The law and the circumstanceswhich surround it were the source of his many novels,plays, and short stories. His books are works of greatcomic genius with unpredictable twists of plot whichhighlight the often absurd workings of the English legalsystem. He died in 1976.BY THE SAME AUTHORALL PUBLISHED BY HOUSE OF STRATUSAccording to theevidenceAlibi for AJudgebrieftAles from thebenchbrothers inlAwthebuttercupspellcrosspurposesdAughters inlAwfAthers inlAwfriends Atcourtfullcirclehunt theslipperindependentwitnessmuch inevidencenAturAlcAusesnobAil for theJudgenofeAr orfAvourthepAinswicklineportrAit of AJudgesettledout ofcourtsober As AJudgetellYouwhAti’lldotruthwithherbootsonunlAwfuloccAsionsthewAntedmAnwAYs AndmeAnsA womAnnAmedAnneTHEASKING PRICEbyHenry CecilCopyright©1966, 2000 Henry CecilAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic,mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permissionof the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to thispublication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.The right of Henry Cecil to be identified as the author of this work has beenasserted.This edition published in 2000 by House of Stratus, an imprint ofStratus Books Ltd., Lisandra House, Fore St., Looe,Cornwall, PL13 1AD, UK.www.houseofstratus.comTypeset, printed and bound by House of Stratus.A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Libraryand the Library of Congress.ISBN 1-84232-044-0This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not be lent, resold, hiredout, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s express prior consent in anyform of binding, or cover, other than the original as herein published and withouta similar condition being imposed on any subsequent purchaser, or bona fidepossessor.This is a fictional work and all characters are drawn from the author’s imagination.Any resemblances or similarities to persons either living or deadare entirely coincidental.
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