The latest novel in the Richard Jury mystery series from New York Times-bestselling author Martha Grimes.

Unabridged CDs - 10 CDs, 11 hours

Customer Review: Disappointing Addition to Jury Series

I have read all the previous novels in the Richard Jury series and was very disappointed in this one. The cast of characters has become trite and formulaic, seemingly only trotted out as breaks in the storyline. It was almost as if the author simply cobbled together filler material from previous novels.
In addition I found the story tedious and wildly improbable. I love cats and dogs, but not as literary protagonists in a supposedly serious mystery. The non-ending seemed an obvious segue into a sequel. I hope it will be better written than this one.

Customer Review: my first and last Martha Grimes

A colleague (who reads them in French) recommended Martha Grimes, so out of curiosity I borrowed this from the library. What a disappointment! The characters are English but use American vocabulary (lines, gotten, etc.). The plot meanders boringly on until at last a body turns up, in chapter 30-something. My interest perked at that point, but the follow-up was so unsatisfactory. Why was this woman murdered? Where had she been for the previous 9 months? why didn't they find the chewed rope in the cellar? Why is fridge spelled frig? How come sand dollars are washed up on Brighton beach? Why does everyone say San Gimignano is near Florence when it's closer to Siena? The only character that shows any intelligence is a dog, but why does the dog stay with Harry when he's obviously bored out of his mind? how come there's an epilogue when there isn't an end? A complete waste of time.

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