Jerusalem Inn, Martha Grimes
Jerusalem Inn, Martha Grimes
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Jerusalem Inn

Author: Martha Grimes

Narrator: Steve West

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2013


Synopsis

From the rough but colorful pub that provides the novel’s title, to the snowboard Gothic estate nearby, the chilly English landscape has never held more atmosphere-or thwarted romance. And Jury will never have a more mysterious Christmas.
Five Days Before Christmas – On his way to a brief holiday (he thinks) Jury meets a woman he could fall in love with. He meets her in a snow covered graveyard-not, he thinks, the best way to begin an attahcment.

Four Days Before Christmas – Jury meets Father Rourke, who draws for him the semiotic square-”a structure that might simplify thought,” says the priest, but Jury’s thoughts need more than symbols.

Three Days Before Christmas – Melrose Plant, Jury’s aristocratic and unofficial assistant, arrives at Spinney Abbey, now home to a well-known critic. Among the assembled snowbound guests he meets: Lady Assington, Beatrice Sleight, and the painter Edward Parmenger. When they all assemble in the dining room, Lady Assington announces, “I think we should have a murder.”

About Martha Grimes

Martha Grimes is the bestselling author of more than thirty books, twenty-five of them featuring Richard Jury. The recipient of the 2012 Mystery Writers of America’s Grand Master Award, Grimes lives in Bethesda, Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by C. (Comment, never msg). on September 25, 2020

I have collected Martha Grimes books for years and when I finally began digging in, I was pleased to love them. She has better ones than “Jerusalem Inn”, 1984. This mystery was disjointed. The two most interesting characters, with evocative suspense, were dropped. A houseful of unlikeable personages......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on February 10, 2009

I found this a little confusing at times, I was having trouble keeping track of all the characters. I enjoyed it, but it wasn't a gripping must read.......more

Goodreads review by Jane on December 29, 2022

Jerusalem Inn Richard Jury's meeting Helen Minton in a graveyard is the starting of this complex mystery that began in the past. Who would want to kill Helen Minton? What danger did she present to someone. I loved the plot behind this mystery and the fears that caused Helen's death. Thankfully Melrose......more

Goodreads review by Henry on February 02, 2019

Excellent beginning, complicated middle and a totally confusing ending. Not sure what happened, why, or if I even care anymore.......more

Goodreads review by Louise on June 14, 2015

It's Christmas, and Jury has 2 murders to solve with the help of Melrose Plant. Jury's love life takes a turn for the worse. A very enjoyable read.......more