One Law For the Rest of Us

Two generations of abuse... one shocking conspiracy... a woman determined to expose it all

When Audrey Marshall sends her daughter Emily to the religious boarding school where she herself was educated a generation before, memories return - memories of a culture of child sexual abuse presided over by a highly-regarded priest. Audrey turns to barrister Ben Schroeder in search of justice for Emily and herself. But there are powerful men involved, men determined to protect themselves at all costs. . .

• Sixth story in the Ben Schroeder legal thriller series following A Higher Duty, A Matter For The Jury, And Is There Honey Still For Tea?, The Heirs of Owain Glyndwr and Calling Down the Storm
• Peter Murphy's extensive legal experience adds authenticity to his writing
• Interest in workings of British justice system increasing thanks to popularity of books such as The Secret Barrister
• For fans of BBC drama series Silk, Judge John Deed, Law And Order and other courtroom thrillers
• Peter Murphy will appear on BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Cambridge, BBC Radio West Midlands, BBC Radio Newcastle and BBC Radio Manchester this summer as part of promotion for his Walden of Bermondsey series

"One Law For the Rest of Us" was written by Peter Murphy.

Born in 1946, Peter Murphy graduated from Cambridge University and pursued a career in the law in England, the United States and The Hague. He practised as a barrister in London for a decade, then took up a professorship at a law school in Texas, a position he held for more than twenty years. Towards the end of that period he returned to Europe as counsel at the Yugoslavian War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague for almost a decade. In 2007 he returned to England to take up an appointment as a judge of the Crown Court. He retired as Resident Judge and Honorary Recorder of Peterborough in 2015.

Peter started writing fiction more than twenty years ago, but following his retirement from the bench he became a full-time author, often drawing on the many experiences of his former career. Two political thrillers about the American presidency: Removal and Test of Resolve were followed by eight legal thrillers in the Ben Schroeder series about a barrister practising in London in the 1960s and 1970s. Alongside those he also penned the light-hearted series of short story collections featuring Judge Walden of Bermondsey in the ‘Rumpole' tradition, based in part on his own experiences as a lawyer and judge, and recently published A Statue for Jacob, based on the true story of Jacob de Haven.

Peter passed away in July 2022.

Yes, "One Law For the Rest of Us" is part of the "A Ben Schroeder Legal Thriller" series. It's book 6 in the series.