Martha Grimes

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Martha Grimes (born 1931) is an American author of detective fiction. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and now splits her time between homes in Washington, D.C., and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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." She has also published several other novels, and books of short stories and poetry.

[edit] Richard Jury series

• The Man With a Load of Mischief (1981)
• The Old Fox Deceiv'd (1982)
• The Anodyne Necklace (1983)
• The Dirty Duck (1984)
• The Jerusalem Inn (1984)
• Deer Leap (1985)
• Help the Poor Struggler (1985)
• I Am the Only Running Footman (1986)
• The Five Bells and Bladebone (1987)
• The Old Silent (1989)
• The Old Contemptibles (1991)
• The Case Has Altered (1993)
• The Horse You Came In On (1996)
• Rainbow's End (1995)
• The Stargazey (1998)
• The Lamorna Wink (1999)
• The Blue Last (2001)
• The Grave Maurice (2002)
• The Winds of Change (2004)
• The Old Wine Shades (2006)

[edit] External links

• Martha Grimes' official Web site

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NAME	Grimes, Martha
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SHORT DESCRIPTION	is a American author
DATE OF BIRTH	1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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