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Richard Jury

by Martha Grimes

25 books Started 1981 Latest 2019
Publication Reading Order

The Richard Jury is a Police Procedural / Crime Fiction series by Martha Grimes, comprising 25 books published between 1981 and 2019. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.

# Title Year Buy
1 The Man With a Load of Mischief 1981 Buy from Amazon
The Old Fox Deceiv'd cover 2 The Old Fox Deceiv'd 1982 Buy from Amazon
The Anodyne Necklace cover 3 The Anodyne Necklace 1983 Buy from Amazon
The Dirty Duck cover 4 The Dirty Duck 1984 Buy from Amazon
Jerusalem Inn cover 5 Jerusalem Inn 1984 Buy from Amazon
Help the Poor Struggler cover 6 Help the Poor Struggler 1985 Buy from Amazon
The Deer Leap cover 7 The Deer Leap 1985 Buy from Amazon
I Am the Only Running Footman cover 8 I Am the Only Running Footman 1986 Buy from Amazon
The Five Bells and Bladebone cover 9 The Five Bells and Bladebone 1987 Buy from Amazon
The Old Silent cover 10 The Old Silent 1989 Buy from Amazon
The Old Contemptibles cover 11 The Old Contemptibles 1991 Buy from Amazon
The Horse You Came In On cover 12 The Horse You Came In On 1993 Buy from Amazon
Rainbow's End cover 13 Rainbow's End 1995 Buy from Amazon
The Case Has Altered cover 14 The Case Has Altered 1997 Buy from Amazon
The Stargazey cover 15 The Stargazey 1998 Buy from Amazon
The Lamorna Wink cover 16 The Lamorna Wink 1999 Buy from Amazon
The Blue Last cover 17 The Blue Last 2001 Buy from Amazon
The Grave Maurice cover 18 The Grave Maurice 2002 Buy from Amazon
The Winds of Change cover 19 The Winds of Change 2004 Buy from Amazon
The Old Wine Shades cover 20 The Old Wine Shades 2006 Buy from Amazon
Dust cover 21 Dust 2007 Buy from Amazon
The Black Cat cover 22 The Black Cat 2010 Buy from Amazon
Vertigo 42 cover 23 Vertigo 42 2014 Buy from Amazon
The Knowledge cover 24 The Knowledge 2018 Buy from Amazon
The Old Success cover 25 The Old Success 2019 Buy from Amazon

Martha Grimes (born 2 May 1931) is a prolific American mystery novelist, known for her series featuring the resourceful Detective Superintendent Richard Jury. Born in Pittsburgh, Grimes moved to England in 1958. Her debut novel, "The Man with a Load of Mischief," was published in 1981 and introduced Jury, a Scotland Yard detective grappling with personal demons while solving intricate mysteries in a quaint English village. Over the years, Grimes has written more than 40 Jury novels, including "The Dirty Duck" (1988), "Help the Poor Struggler" (1995), and "The Man in the Red Coat" (2019). She has also published stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction works. Grimes has received numerous accolades for her writing, including the Nero Wolfe Award, the Agatha Award, and the Macavity Award. Her novels are praised for their well-crafted plots, atmospheric settings, and introspective characters.

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