Martha Grimes
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born
May 02, 1932
gender
female
place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mystery & Thrillers
about this author
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."...more
books by Martha Grimes
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quotes by Martha Grimes
"An idyllic childhood is probably illusion."
— Martha Grimes (The Lamorna Wink (Richard Jury Mysteries 16))
— Martha Grimes (The Lamorna Wink (Richard Jury Mysteries 16))
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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: A Richard Jury Mystery (Richard Jury Mysteries 21))
— Martha Grimes (Dust: A Richard Jury Mystery (Richard Jury Mysteries 21))












