The Old Contemptibles
Martha Grimes - Author
ISBN 9780451412133 | 384 pages | 04 Apr 2006 | Onyx | 6.49 x 4.29in | 18 - AND UP
Summary of The Old Contemptibles
Summary of The Old Contemptibles
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An Excerpt from The Old Contemptibles
Matters of the heart draw Scotland Yard's Richard Jury into the middle of a murder investigation—this time, as a suspect....
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The rainy day on which they meet sets the tone for Jury’s romance with a mysteriously troubled widow named Jane Holdsworth. The passionate affair comes to a crashing halt when Jane is found dead. As an investigation ensues—with Jury a suspect—he realizes how little he knew about Jane, her teenage son, and her contentious family. Unable to leave London, Jury sends Melrose Plant to pose as a librarian at the Holdsworths’ Lake District home, where the secrets that rise to the surface threaten to pull the clan under....
“The author keeps us enthralled with the rich interior and exterior lives of her characters in this emotionally stormy family saga.”—The New York Times Book Review
SELECTED BY THE LITERARY GUILD® AND THE MYSTERY GUILD® “As always, Grimes’s characters are gems, and her writing is as witty as ever.” —USA Today |
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