Books by Martha Grimes
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review 1: I know there are a zillion books on addiction but this one is different because it's told from two points of view. Two stories unfold...that of the alcoholic mother and that of the addicted son. Each give their once perspective on addiction, how they deal with it and how it has ...
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review 1: Really enjoyed this book on several levels: reuniting with old friends full of good humor and chuckles, especially the ongoing comedy of naming animals; wonderful and pertinent literary references to E M Forster and Thomas Hardy; intelligent untangling of cold case with many viab...
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review 1: 22nd in the Richard Jury series, after a 5 year hiatus. Apparently there is now a 23rd published this year. I rather felt the stories are getting a bit long in the tooth. Hadn't read one for 10 or more years and thought I'd try another, but it just wasn't very satisfactory. Richa...
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review 1: If you are looking for Jury, this is not the book for you. Rather this is a satirical mystery based on the publishing industry in New York, as two " hit men" join with their friends to help a rather confused author get out from under a crooked publisher. Too many characters an...