Author: Martha Grimes Year: 1985 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Detective
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ISBNs: 9780451411877 0451411870 |
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In her latest Richard Jury adventure, Martha Grimes takes us to Ashdown Dean, a little English village where animals are dying in a series of seemingly innocuous accidents. While the puzzling deaths of village pets may raise some idle gossip over a pint or two at the Deer Leap, the village pub, this hardly seems a case for Superintendent Jury of Scotland yard. Nor does it seem much of a challenge for the combined deductive powers of Jury and Melrose, the affable former Earl of Caverness. It is his mystery-writing, amethyst-eyed friend, Polly Praed, who drags Plant and Jury to Ashdown Dean. The impatient Polly, having yanked open a call box in the pouring rain, is ill-prepared for what lands at her feet. The now-deadly case is cause for calling in Scotland Yard.
This book is part of the "Richard Jury" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "The Black Cat" First published in 2010 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Dust" First published in 2007 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Old Wine Shades" First published in 2006 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Winds of Change" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Grave Maurice" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Blue Last" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Case Has Altered" First published in 1997 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Rainbow's End" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Old Silent" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Jerusalem Inn" First published in 1984 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Dirty Duck" First published in 1984 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Anodyne Necklace" First published in 1983 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Old Fox Deceiv'd" First published in 1982 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Stargazey" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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