Colonel Brain

4 primary works

No Bail for the Judge

by Henry Cecil

Published 31 December 1996

Natural Causes

by Henry Cecil

Published 13 November 2000

According to the Evidence

by Henry Cecil

Published June 1968

In 1954, Henry Cecil wrote this extremely amusing crime novel which focuses on the contradictions and absurdities of the law. In it, he exhibits a good deal of insight into human motivation and shows that black is often white and vice versa.

Independent Witness

by Henry Cecil

Published 19 September 1977

All the action in this superb "trial procedural" takes place inside the courtroom. In a series of cross examinations, lawyers attempt to find a truly independent witness. The varied testimony elicited is often hilarious, sometimes sad, frequently crazy and almost always contradictory. Even though it involves no murder, this...Read more

All the action in this superb "trial procedural" takes place inside the courtroom. In a series of cross examinations, lawyers attempt to find a truly independent witness. The varied testimony elicited is often hilarious, sometimes sad, frequently crazy and almost always contradictory. Even though it involves no murder, this is a classic mystery novel which probes the ever-baffling puzzle of how different people perceive the same phenomenon.