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The inimitable Richard Jury returns in a thrilling tale of mystery, madness, and mistaken identity Three months have passed since Richard Jury was left bereft and guilt- ridden after his lover's tragic auto accident, and he is now more wary than ever. He is deeply suspicious when... read more

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  • Richard Jury: Detective Superintendent with New Scotland Yard.
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It was already in the bloody London tabloids, the case not yet three days old and his own face plastered all over the paper when it was really Thames Valley police, and not the Met, not he, who owned the case.

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  • Black cat: Martha Grimes always names her books after pubs, the black cat on the front is living in the Black Cat pub.

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This is book 22 of 22 in The Richard Jury Mysteries. (standard series)

Preceded by Dust.

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  1. Martha Grimes (Author)

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