Martha Grimes

While flat on his back in a hospital bed, sleuth Richard Jury overhears a story that provokes his next murder investigation that is linked to a mysterious case of kidnapping involving the fifteen-year-old granddaughter of the owner of Ryder Stud Farm in Cambridgeshire. Reprint.

The Grave Maurice

Sarah Escorsa

I usually enjoy Richard Jury mysteries but this one just didn't do it for me. I didn't find any of the main characters likeable at all and just didn't know what to make of them. There are the usual appearances by Aunt Agatha, Trueblood, Vivian etc but it did little to compensate the poor overall characterization. I wasn't aware before reading the book that the story revolved around horses and horseracing, which certainly didn't help, since these are two subjects I've never been interested in.

The Grave Maurice

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