The Black Cat: A Richard Jury Mystery
by:
Martha Grimes (author)
Richard Jury is still dealing with the guilt of the accident that sent Lu Aquilar into a coma. But then he gets assigned the case of a beautiful woman who was murdered on the grounds of a pub called the Black Cat. And the only witness is a black cat. The woman is unidentifiable-but Jury is going...
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Richard Jury is still dealing with the guilt of the accident that sent Lu Aquilar into a coma. But then he gets assigned the case of a beautiful woman who was murdered on the grounds of a pub called the Black Cat. And the only witness is a black cat. The woman is unidentifiable-but Jury is going to see that the person responsible is known to all...
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451232946 (0451232941)
ASIN: 451232941
Publish date: February 1st 2011
Publisher: Signet
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Animals,
Cats
Series: Richard Jury 8 (#22)
I gave up around page 65 ... it just wasn't holding my attention. No hard feelings, Martha Grimes.
I can only say it was "okay". I usually LOVE all Martha Grimes books. That said this one was a slower read than most. And the characters though varied were not as well-developed as her characters in other novels. Perhaps I'm biased because I've been reading Martha Grimes's books for so many years.I'...
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