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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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Average rating: 3.84 · 44,924 ratings · 2,319 reviews · 57 distinct works · Similar authors
The Man With a Load of Misc...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4,908 ratings — published 1981 — 17 editions
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The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richa...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3,604 ratings — published 1982 — 14 editions
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The Anodyne Necklace (Richa...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 2,603 ratings — published 1983 — 13 editions
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The Old Silent (Richard Jur...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,768 ratings — published 1989 — 15 editions
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The Dirty Duck (Richard Jur...
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,787 ratings — published 1931 — 14 editions
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The Blue Last (Richard Jury...
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,761 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions
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Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,734 ratings — published 1984 — 13 editions
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I Am the Only Running Footman
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 1,697 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions
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The Five Bells and Bladebon...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,651 ratings — published 1987 — 19 editions
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The Old Contemptibles
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 1,588 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions
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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
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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
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