The Old Contemptibles

When the woman with whom Richard Jury is engaged in a passionate affair is found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her flat, it seems that Jury's famously bad luck with women has reached its nadir. Since the death is considered "suspicious," Scotland Yard investigates, and since, because of his rela......more

* I would appreciate knowing how you enjoy my reviews with a comment, not an empty ‘like button’ click. I did not detect a difference but have been interested in what Martha Grimes’ next books are like. I learned that she and her Son, Ken, stopped drinking in 1990. She is “dry” from solo abstinence a......more

I always seem to pick the wrong book to try out a series. the writing style was good (and the reading style, since this was an audio book), but I kept getting characters confused. Possibly this story just didn't lend itself to audio book presentation, because it's third person with various changing......more

The true mystery of this book is twofold... (1) How it ever got published at all. It’s a story that could be told in maybe 50 pages, but she padded it out to 330. I know this is the 11th book in the series, but there is far too much rubbish in this book about, what I assume are, reoccurring characte......more

Martha Grimes continues to do all the things needed for 5 Stars from this reader: Wonderful characters, creative plot, and the entertaining dialogue I have come to absolutely love. This novel comes with an unnerving twist, the absence of the main character for a full 1/3 of the book. Also featured,......more