Derek Peter Francis Wheatley QC (died 23 September 2018)[1] was an English barrister, legal advisor and novelist.
[2] He became a barrister and was involved with the case of Isabel Earl, who was tried at the Old Bailey for murder.
Subsequently, he was a Recorder (judge) of the Crown Court and a Deputy Coroner of the Queen's Household (1959–64).
He also wrote a novel, The Silent Lady (Mona Lisa), based on his experiences as a barrister, especially the Isabel Earl case.
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