Martha Grimes

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born

May 02, 1932

gender

female

place of birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

website

http://www.marthagrimes.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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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."...more

books by Martha Grimes

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avg rating: 3.73 | 4774 ratings | 116 distinct works

	The Man With a Load of Mischief (Richard Jury Mysteries 1) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.88 — 259 ratings — published 2003 7 editions	my rating:
	The Anodyne Necklace (Richard Jury Mysteries 3) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.83 — 236 ratings — published 2004 6 editions	my rating:
	The Old Silent (Richard Jury Mysteries 10) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.91 — 219 ratings — published 2006 6 editions	my rating:
	Jerusalem Inn (Richard Jury Mysteries 5) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.90 — 211 ratings — published 2004 8 editions	my rating:
	The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury Mysteries 2) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.82 — 215 ratings — published 2003 7 editions	my rating:
	The Dirty Duck (Richard Jury Mysteries 4) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.83 — 204 ratings — published 2004 3 editions	my rating:
	The Old Contemptibles (Richard Jury Mysteries 11) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.88 — 200 ratings — published 2006 9 editions	my rating:
	I Am the Only Running Footman (Richard Jury Mysteries 8) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.82 — 203 ratings — published 2001 7 editions	my rating:
	The Stargazey (Richard Jury Mysteries 15) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.73 — 198 ratings — published 1999 6 editions	my rating:
	The Five Bells and Bladebone (Richard Jury Mysteries 9) by Martha Grimes avg rating 3.85 — 186 ratings — published 2002 5 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Martha Grimes

"An idyllic childhood is probably illusion."
— 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))

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

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