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Martha Grimes

Author of The Man with a Load of Mischief

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Martha Grimes was born on May 2, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Maryland. The idea for Martha Grimes' first British detective novel, The Man with a Load of Mischief (1981), was inspired by the name of a British pub she noticed while leafing through a travel book. A longtime Anglophile, she has continued to use a British pub as both the title and part of the setting in each subsequent novel in the series which features Scotland Yard Detective Richard Jury, his assistant, Melrose Plant, and Plant's interfering Aunt Agatha. The Anodyne Necklace (1983) won her the Nero Wolfe Award. Her other works include The Stargazey, The Case Has Been Altered, The End of the Pier, Biting the Moon, and Dust. Her title, Vertigo 42, made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Man with a Load of Mischief… (more)
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The Man with a Load of Mischief (Author) 1,512 copies, 26 reviews
The Old Contemptibles (Author) 1,075 copies, 16 reviews
The Old Silent (Author) 1,073 copies, 9 reviews
The Lamorna Wink (Author) 1,040 copies, 19 reviews
The Anodyne Necklace (Author) 1,036 copies, 11 reviews
The Five Bells and Bladebone (Author) 1,024 copies, 11 reviews
The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Author) 1,014 copies, 19 reviews
The Dirty Duck 1,005 copies, 15 reviews
The Old Wine Shades (Author) 994 copies, 27 reviews
Jerusalem Inn (Author) 973 copies, 14 reviews
I Am the Only Running Footman (Author) 963 copies, 8 reviews
Dust (Author) 951 copies, 21 reviews
The Horse You Came In On (Author) 942 copies, 9 reviews
The Stargazey (Author) 938 copies, 12 reviews
The Blue Last (Author) 927 copies, 5 reviews
The Grave Maurice (Author) 918 copies, 12 reviews
The Case Has Altered (Author) 895 copies, 9 reviews
Help the Poor Struggler (Author) 887 copies, 12 reviews
The Winds of Change (Author) 859 copies, 9 reviews
The Deer Leap (Author) 848 copies, 13 reviews
Rainbow's End (Author) 827 copies, 8 reviews
The Black Cat (Author) 653 copies, 28 reviews
Hotel Paradise (Author) 637 copies, 18 reviews
Foul Matter (Author) 515 copies, 12 reviews
The End of the Pier (Author) 510 copies, 8 reviews
Cold Flat Junction (Author) 425 copies, 10 reviews
Belle Ruin (Author) 418 copies, 15 reviews
Biting the Moon (Author) 406 copies, 5 reviews
Vertigo 42 (Author) 339 copies, 14 reviews
The Knowledge (Author) 304 copies, 20 reviews
Dakota (Author) 274 copies, 6 reviews
Fadeaway Girl (Author) 248 copies, 14 reviews
When the Mousetrap Closes; The Train Now Departing (Author) 245 copies, 2 reviews
The Old Success (Author) 214 copies, 16 reviews
Send Bygraves (Author) 132 copies, 2 reviews
The Way of All Fish (Author) 124 copies, 4 reviews
Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism (Author) 50 copies, 3 reviews
The Old Contemptibles / I Am the Only Running Footman 14 copies
The Price of Admission 11 copies
The Man with a Load of Mischief / The Old Fox Deceiv'd 10 copies, 1 review
The Anodyne Necklace / Jerusalem Inn 7 copies
The Five Bells and Bladebone / The Horse You Came In On 7 copies
The Anodyne Necklace / The Dirty Duck 7 copies
It's Christmas Crime 7 copies
Histoires à lire: six nouvelles 6 copies
Deer Leap / Help the Poor Struggler 6 copies
The Man with a Load of Mischief / The Old Fox Deceiv'd / The Anodyne… 5 copies
Martha Grimes Omnibus: The Deer Leap; I Am the Only Running Footman; Help… 5 copies
The Old Fox Deceiv'd / The Dirty Duck 4 copies
The Dirty Duck / Jerusalem Inn 4 copies
Jerusalem Inn / Help the Poor Struggler / I Am the Only Running Footman /… 3 copies
Un gros poisson 2 copies
The Knowledge, A Richard Jury Mystery 2 copies
The Old Fox Deceiv'd (Richard Jury #2) 2 copies
First 21 Richard Jury Books 2 copies
Don't remember, it stunk 2 copies
Martha Grimes: The Deer Leap/I Am the Only Running Footman/the Five Bells… 2 copies
Ainus tõttav teener : [romaan] 1 copy
Jogo De Alto Risco (Portuguese Edition) 1 copy
The Deer Leap, Man with a Load of Mischief 1 copy
The Old Wine Shades and Foul Matter (Two Book Set) 1 copy
[No title] 1 copy
The Horse You Came In On / The Case Has Altered 1 copy
Les trois font la paire 1 copy
The Man with a Load of Mischief | The Anodyne Necklace | Help the Poor… 1 copy
Faites vos jeux 1 copy
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1931-05-02
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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University of Maryland
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Peter Lampack
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Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award (2012)
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Martha Grimes is the New York Times-bestselling author of the Richard Jury series of mysteries, as well as the novels Dakota and Foul Matter, among others. In 2012 she was awarded the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award.
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