The Old Fox Deceived

Name: The Old Fox Deceived
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Martha Grimes
ISBN: 9781442363106

Author: Martha Grimes

Narrator: Steve West

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 04/30/2013

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Suspense & Thriller, Traditional British

Synopsis

It is a chill and foggy Twelfth Night, wild with North Sea wind, when a bizarre murder disturbs the outward piece of Rackmoor, a tiny Yorkshire fishing village with a past that proves a tangled maze of unrequited loves, unrevenged wrongs, and even undiscovered murders.
Inspector Jury finds no easy answers in his investigation – not even the identity of the victim, a beautiful young woman. Was she Gemma Temple, an impostor, or was she really Dillys March, Colonel Titus Crael’s long-lost ward, returning after eight years to the Colonel’s country seat and to a share of his fortune? And who was her murderer?

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. (Never PM. Comment, or e-mail if private!)

“Standard adult mystery” is the overlooked middle ground from which “cozy mysteries” and “suspense-thrillers” are measured: seriousness of plot, or sexuality or violence exhibited. The dividing line can be close, if a grim case and intelligent writing are diluted by banter. “The Man With A Load Of M......more

Goodreads review by Gary

I gave the first book 4 stars, this one was even better. Had me guessing until the end. I hope to get to book 3 later this year.......more

Goodreads review by Julie

The Old Fox Deceiv'd is the second in Richard Jury series written by Martha Grimes. The setting this time around is in Rackmoor. Many years ago, Dillys March disappeared . Dillys was Colonel Crael's niece. She stood to inherit quite nicely, but in all those years no one ever heard from her. Now, a wo......more