Caper Court Series by Caro Fraser
Caper Court #1
The Pupil
Caro Fraser
For Leo Davies, a charming, brilliant barrister at one of London’s most prestigious chambers, life is good. It is only when he applies to take silk and become a QC that whispers begin of his scandalous sexual past. Leo, a man who has always meticulously divided his personal and professional lives, is unnerved to discover just how much his colleagues seem to know.Could attaching himself to a suitable woman be the solution to his problems? When fellow barrister Anthony Cross falls in love with beautiful solicitor Rachel Dean, Leo realises he may have to callously hurt them both to save his career. But Rachel has a dark and frightening secret of her own, and Leo’s relationship with Anthony is more complicated than ever . . .
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Caper Court #2
Judicial Whispers
Caro Fraser
A rumor campaign threatens to thwart London barrister Leo Davies's hope of election to that rarefied strata of the British legal hierarchy, the Queen's Counsel. The rumors are based on truth, for Leo's sex life is hardly conventional. In a typical mystery novel, such a scenario would lead to blackmail or murder--or both. But Caro Fraser's new novel is neither typical nor a mystery. All of the drama in this character study of a fascinating protagonist comes from Leo's interior struggle with issues of sex, love, class, and ambition. The real mystery is how erroneously this book has been cast as a legal thriller. Advised that the best way to scotch the rumors is to take a wife, Leo becomes involved with Rachel Dean, a beautiful and emotionally rigid solicitor who has good reason to be so guarded. That Leo's close friend Anthony also covets Rachel might initially strike readers as an unnecessary diversion, but Fraser brilliantly uses the men's relationship to illuminate Leo's complicated sexual nature, which is enacted in his courtship of Rachel and his almost inadvertent wakening of her sexual passion. "There's too much fear in you," Leo says when Anthony charges him with using Rachel to further his own ambitions. "Don't you remember? Or don't you want to remember? There are things you don't want to confront--things about Rachel that you'll never understand. You're empty. You're devoid of anything that could help her, because you've never been to that part of yourself where you find out things, the best and the worst. But you're young. You'll learn." Leo's journey through the tortuous landscape of his own mental inferno makes for compelling reading in a sophisticated and engrossing novel. --Jane Adams
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Caper Court #3
An Immoral Code
Caro Fraser
Now a QC at the eminent chambers of 5 Caper Court, Leo Davies has a big case on his hands. With Anthony Cross at his side, Leo finds himself representing a group of investors desperate to claim back the fortunes they unwittingly lost. They’ve staked everything on Leo’s performance in court, blissfully unaware of the confusions of his private life which threaten to destroy their case.For at home, the delicate facade of Leo’s marriage to Rachel is swiftly crumbling. And meanwhile, Anthony’s burgeoning relationship with a colleague leaves Leo jealous at heart. But even these distractions won’t stop Leo from making a play for one of his clients, the handsome TV celebrity Charles Beecham. But while Leo eyes Beecham, Beecham’s own interests may lie elsewhere . . .
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Caper Court #4
A Hallowed Place
Caro Fraser
Behind the calm exterior of the elite barristers' chambers at 5 Caper Court rumour and uncertainty are rife. Cameron Renshaw, head of chambers, is dying; there's a move afoot to leave the chambers' comfortable, familiar premises in Middle Temple for Lincoln's Inn; and Leo Davies, the QC with the charmed but amoral life, is about to find his dubious past catching up with him. His ex-wife is ready to do anything to protect her son from his father, Sarah Coleman, who knows more of Leo's secrets than anyone, is now a pupil at 5 Caper Court, and Leo has unwisely compromised himself with a decadent and unreliable new young lover, Joshua.Review'Fraser writes with panache, exuberance and humour, and never leaves the reader waiting too long for the next twist ... Most enjoyable' The Times 'Engages her readers quickly and never lets go' Tatler Magazine 'Prepare to be seduced by this masterful tale of love, duplicity and ambition' Company Magazine 'Witty ... polished ... Rumpole eat your heart out' She Magazine 'Smart, complex and deliciously racy' Daily Record About the AuthorCaro Fraser is the daughter of George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman novels. She attended art school and worked as an advertising copywriter before deciding to pursue a career in law. Fraser began to write full-time while bringing up the third of her four children, and published her first novel, The Pupil, in 1993. Since then she has written several novels, including the critically acclaimed Caper Court series. She is currently a full-time shipping lawyer and lives in London.
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Caper Court #5
A Perfect Obsession
Caro Fraser
At 5 Caper Court, the personal and professional interweave in ways as complex as the law; sharp minds and abrasive personalities lie behind deceptively polished facades. Leo Davies, silver-haired QC, captivates both his male and female co-workers. Untouched by his seemingly indiscriminate affairs, he takes his pleasure where he pleases without regard for the devastation he leaves behind.Yet, newly made a father, Leo begins to questions his ephemeral relationships, but when his lifestyle produces sinister results that threaten to extend to his son the question becomes whether it is too late for Leo to change – to stop his life from unravelling even further . . .Review'Fraser writes with panache, exuberance and humour, and never leaves the reader waiting too long for the next twist ... Most enjoyable' The Times 'Engages her readers quickly and never lets go' Tatler Magazine 'Prepare to be seduced by this masterful tale of love, duplicity and ambition' Company Magazine 'Witty ... polished ... Rumpole eat your heart out' She Magazine 'Smart, complex and deliciously racy' Daily Record About the AuthorCaro Fraser read law at King's College, London. She was called to the bar in 1979 and worked as a shipping lawyer, and has now been writing full-time for the last eight years. She has written eight other novels; the most recent, A Little Learning, was published by Penguin in 2001. She is married to a solicitor and has four children.
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Caper Court #6
A Calculating Heart
Caro Fraser
Having escaped from yet another scandal, libidinous lawyer Leo Davies has at last decided to settle down. He's going to sell his Belgravia pad and buy a family home for his son, Oliver, and he's set on marrying the lovely Camilla. But when Camilla gets stuck working on a case halfway across the world and the gorgeous Adriana - sexy, wealthy owner of a multi-million pound Greek shipping line - hires Leo as QC on her case, Leo finds that he's tempted to stray. Worse still, Adriana is as insatiable as Leo - and she always gets what she wants. Has Leo finally met his match? And can a heart ever be calculating without being cruel?Review'Fraser writes with panache, exuberance and humour, and never leaves the reader waiting too long for the next twist ... Most enjoyable' The Times 'Engages her readers quickly and never lets go' Tatler Magazine 'Prepare to be seduced by this masterful tale of love, duplicity and ambition' Company Magazine 'Witty ... polished ... Rumpole eat your heart out' She Magazine 'Smart, complex and deliciously racy' Daily Record About the AuthorCaro Fraser read law at King's College, London. She has written nine other novels, five of which are part of the highly successful, critically acclaimed Caper Court series. She is married to a solicitor and has four children.
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Caper Court #8
Errors of Judgment
Caro Fraser
With a hedonistic personal lifestyle so often at odds with his professional existence, Leo Davies QC, head of chambers at 5 Caper Court, is thinking he has perhaps reached an age when he should opt for a quieter pace of life. But when a lovely face from the past turns up, an ex-lover who can give him a run for his money any day in games of sex and intrigue, Leo realizes he relishes the challenges as much as ever.And what of Anthony Cross, younger member of chambers, former love interest, and the man Leo has never quite been able to rid from his mind? When Anthony falls in love with a beguiling young law student, it sets off a chain of events in which Leo is more closely involved than he ever could have imagined. Behind the sedate exterior of 5 Caper Court, the lives of its employees twist and turn in ever more intriguing ways . . .
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