 Henry Cecil was the pseudonym of Judge Henry Cecil Leon. He was born in Norwood Green Rectory, near London, England. He was called to the Bar in 1923, and served with the British Army during the Second World War. Later, appointed a County Court Judge in 1949, he served in this capacity until 1967. The law and circumstances which surround it were the source for many of Cecil's numerous short stories, books, plays, and radio and television adaptations of his work. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) Full Circle (short stories) | 1948 |
| 2) The Painswick Line | 1951 |
| 3) No Bail for the Judge | 1952 |
| 4) Ways and Means | 1952 |
| 5) Natural Causes | 1953 |
| 6) According to the Evidence | 1954 |
| 7) Brothers in Law | 1955 |
| 8) Friends at Court | 1956 |
| 9) Much in Evidence (US Title: The Long Arm [1957]) | 1957 |
| 10) Sober As a Judge | 1958 |
| 11) Settled Out of Court | 1959 |
| 12) Alibi for a Judge | 1960 |
| 13) Daughters in Law | 1961 |
| 14) Unlawful Occasions | 1962 |
| 15) Independent Witness | 1963 |
| 16) Portrait of a Judge and Other Stories (short stories) | 1964 |
| 17) Fathers in Law (US Title: A Child Divided [1965]) | 1965 |
| 18) The Asking Price | 1966 |
| 19) A Woman Named Anne | 1967 |
| 20) Brief Tales from the Bench (short stories) | 1968 |
| 21) No Fear or Favour (US Title: The Blackmailers [1969]) | 1968 |
| 22) Tell You What I'll Do | 1969 |
| 23) Juror in Waiting | 1970 |
| 24) The Buttercup Spell | 1971 |
| 25) The Wanted Man | 1972 |
| 26) Truth with Her Boots On | 1974 |
| 27) Hunt the Slipper | 1977 |
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