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deliabarry) wrote2007-03-13 10:27 am
deliabarry) wrote2007-03-13 10:27 am
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Rust
Rust
by Martha Grimes
Billy Maples is found dead on the balcony of his hotel room and Superintendent Richard Jury of New Scotland Yard is called by the busboy who found him. Of course Jury solves the case (as if that was ever in doubt), but he gets involved with the local police inspector along the way and manages to complicate his life rather thoroughly.
This is the twenty-first Richard Jury novel, and shows no sign of being the last, thank goodness. All the usual suspects are there, including Melrose Plant, formerly the eighth earl of Caverness. I must confess that I've always had a bit of a thing for Melrose, and was delighted to see him in fine fettle, torturing his Aunt (by marriage only) Agatha, getting wrapped up in Henry James, and helping Jury solve the mystery. The identity of the murderer and the reason for the mayhem both came as a complete surprise to me, which is unusual these days, so I enjoyed this immensely.
Grimes always slips in a few memorable quotes. My favorite from this one: "For Wiggins, a trip to the kitchen was as rejuvenating as one to Lourdes."
by Martha Grimes
Billy Maples is found dead on the balcony of his hotel room and Superintendent Richard Jury of New Scotland Yard is called by the busboy who found him. Of course Jury solves the case (as if that was ever in doubt), but he gets involved with the local police inspector along the way and manages to complicate his life rather thoroughly.
This is the twenty-first Richard Jury novel, and shows no sign of being the last, thank goodness. All the usual suspects are there, including Melrose Plant, formerly the eighth earl of Caverness. I must confess that I've always had a bit of a thing for Melrose, and was delighted to see him in fine fettle, torturing his Aunt (by marriage only) Agatha, getting wrapped up in Henry James, and helping Jury solve the mystery. The identity of the murderer and the reason for the mayhem both came as a complete surprise to me, which is unusual these days, so I enjoyed this immensely.
Grimes always slips in a few memorable quotes. My favorite from this one: "For Wiggins, a trip to the kitchen was as rejuvenating as one to Lourdes."