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Martha Grimes

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Martha Grimes is an American author of detective fiction.

She was born May 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to D.W., a city solicitor, and to June, who owned the Mountain Lake Hotel in Western Maryland where Martha and her brother spent much of their childhood. Grimes earned her B.A. and M.A. at the University of Maryland. She has taught at the University of Iowa, Frostburg State University, and Montgomery College.

Grimes is best known for her series of novels featuring Richard Jury, an inspector with Scotland Yard, and his friend Melrose Plant, a British aristocrat who has given up his titles. Each of the Jury mysteries is named after a pub. Her page-turning, character-driven tales fall into the mystery subdivision of "cozies." In 1983, Grimes ...more

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	The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 20,022 ratings — published 1981 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 11,785 ratings — published 1982 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Anodyne Necklace (Richard Jury, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 9,370 ratings — published 1983 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 6,039 ratings — published 1984 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Silent (Richard Jury, #10) 3.93 avg rating — 5,918 ratings — published 1989 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury, #5) 3.97 avg rating — 5,738 ratings — published 1984 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Knowledge (Richard Jury #24) 4.01 avg rating — 5,522 ratings — published 2018 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue Last (Richard Jury, #17) 4.05 avg rating — 5,442 ratings — published 2001 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Cat (Richard Jury, #22) 3.84 avg rating — 5,257 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Help the Poor Struggler (Richard Jury #6) 3.96 avg rating — 4,874 ratings — published 1985 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Before you hate something you should try to understand it.”
― Martha Grimes, Dakota

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“An idyllic childhood is probably illusion.”
― Martha Grimes, The Lamorna Wink

tags: childhood

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“Remember the great film with Bette Davis, All About Eve? There's a scene after the scheming Eve steals Margo's role through trickery & then gets this magnificent review. Margo of course is effing & blinding all over the place. And crying. Her director rushes into her house, puts his arms around her & says, "I ran all the way". That's what I want.”
― Martha Grimes, Dust

tags: all-about-eve, celebrity, film, hollywood, movies, power

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December Special Holiday-Themed Mystery Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Special Holiday-Themed would you like to read in December?

The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury #1) by Martha Grimes

12 votes, 26.7%

Silent Night (Spenser #41.5) by Robert B. Parker

10 votes, 22.2%

A Christmas Journey (Christmas Stories #1) by Anne Perry

8 votes, 17.8%

The Ghost of Christmas Past (Molly Murphy #17) by Rhys Bowen

6 votes, 13.3%

Killer Christmas (A DI Geraldine Steel Thriller) by Leigh Russell

5 votes, 11.1%

The Love Talker by Elizabeth Peters

3 votes, 6.7%

Fields Where They Lay (Junior Bender #6) by Timothy Hallinan

1 vote, 2.2%

45 total votes

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