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The black cat [Hard Cover] : a Richard Jury mystery / Martha Grimes.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670021604
- Physical Description: 323 p.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Apr 10 |
| Target Audience Note: | All Ages. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Jury, Richard (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Police > England > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at South Interlake Regional Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonewall Library | FIC GRIMES (Text) | 1000082597 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Teulon Library | FIC GRIMES R22 (Text) | 1000082598 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2010 March #1
Grimes opens another mystery with her trademark motif, a pub that plays a central role in the case. In this, the twenty-second novel starring New Scotland Yard detective (now superintendent) Richard Jury, the body of an extremely fashionably and expensively dressed young woman is found behind a pub, The Black Cat, in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. This woman led a double life: local plain-Jane librarian by day and glam-bimbo call girl by night (and by appointment). Jury is called from London to investigate, placing him in the middle of local police politics. The Jekyll-Hyde mystery is engrossing, though old-fashionedâGrimes gives the merest nod toward contemporary forensic methods. More intriguing, as always, is Jury himself, ever brooding and introspective. This installment in the series has the added kick of being the follow-up to Dust (2007), in which Jury's lover, Detective Lu Aguilar, is horribly disabled in a car accident. The fact that Jury is still working through this tragedy provides a sensitive counterpoint to his solving the murder. Grimes is mostly on target here, but someone should tell her that Jury's sidekick, the epigram-spouting, effete Melrose Plant, belongs to the Victorian potted-plant era entirely and is an embarrassment in a modern mystery. Copyright 2010 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2010 February #2
The 22nd book in Grimes's cozy series (after Dust) opens with the shooting death of a woman outside a village pub, The Black Cat. Though the case falls outside his jurisdiction, New Scotland Yard Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate and quickly learns of the curious disappearance of the pub's own black cat. What bedevils him is the identity of the dead woman, who turns out to be a librarian who moonlighted as a call girl. The investigation leads Jury to con man Harry Johnson, whose dog, Mungo, comes to Jury's aid again, as he did in The Old Wine Shades. Meanwhile, two other call girls are killed, this time in London. With the help of colleague Sergeant Wiggins and friend Melrose Plant, Jury searches for a deeper connection among the victims, even as he grapples with his feelings for his hospitalized lover. VERDICT The suspense, literary allusions, and humor are vintage Grimes with an uptick in the entertainment, thanks to Mungo's antics. For Grimes fans; this might also appeal to fans of animal mysteries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 12/09.]âSuzie Remilien, New York
[Page 92]. Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2009 December #1
Richard Jury heads to a remote village to investigate the murder of a woman identified as the local librarian-and a fancy city escort. Despite the occasional fan gripe, Jury books-this is No. 21-are always New York Times best sellers. With a five-city tour. Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2010 February #4
At the start of bestseller Grimes's muddled 22nd Richard Jury mystery (after Dust), the body of an unidentified woman, who reminds Jury of a Pre-Raphaelite beauty, lies in a mortuary in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Shot outside the Black Cat, a local pub, the victim was wearing expensive clothes, decorous yet sexy. The Thames Valley police wonder why Jury, a Scotland Yard superintendent, is intruding on their turf. The victim proves to have been a professional escort, the only witness to her murder the pub's black cat. Cats and dogs can share their thoughts, mostly mundane, with one another, but, alas, not with humans. More escorts get killed. Unresolved cases from Dust and its predecessor, Old Wine Shades, complicate the plot to little purpose. Off-kilter details jar. No London copper would ask a London cabbie if the cabbie knows a particular street. This subpar effort from one of mystery's major stars will appeal mainly to fans of the talking animal subgenre. 8-city author tour.(Apr.)
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