Detective novels by a chancery barrister where the hero/heroine is a Professor of Medieval Law: I have been hankering over Sarah Caudwell’s Hilary Tamar series ever since coming across the blurb.
“Thus was Adonis Murdered”, the first of the series, did not disappoint. In some ways the setting is similar to “Friends”: the central characters are 3 men and 2 women, all apparently single and reasonably successful professionals, and hankering for a bit of romantic adventure. But unlike friends, the pursue of pleasure is interposed with abstruse (but well explained) points on tax law, which play a role in the plot.
The story is narrated by Hilary, the Professor, and much of it is told in letters from Julia to her circle of friends back in chambers. This gave the author licence to use turns of phrase that are too clever to be realistic, but which are a delight to read.