Richard Jury Mysteries The Old Wine Shades, Book 20, (Paperback)

from atimco

The Old Wine Shades was my first Martha Grimes title and introduction to the character of Richard Jury. It was not a typical murder mystery. First off, there is no murder until two-thirds through the book. Second, parts of the story follow the perspective of the dog Mungo (which is fun). And thir...

from brochettes

I really enjoyed this in the beginning. I loved the subject matter (quantum mechanics, string theory) and the convoluted, creepy story-within-a-story. Lovely read, until the mutt came into the picture. If I'm looking for omniscient, telepathic, working-together-with-cats, heroic- dog stories, I'l...

from MugsyNoir

Grimes has a nice voice, with well-developed characters and an interesting story line that somehow goes astray. A man sits next to Richard Jury in The Old Wine Shades, a local wine bar, and proceeds to tell him a fantastical story about the disappearance of a mother, son and dog, with the father ...

from phoenixcomet

Richard Jury hanging in the Old Wine Shades encounters Harry Johnson who spins an unbelievable tale of the disappearance of Hugh Gault's wife, son and dog. 9 months later the dog comes back. What happened? Jury is driven to find out the answer, but when he does, he's not happy. An OK Richard Jury...

from MDTLibrarian

This is the twentieth installment in the series (by my count and I believe that I own them all; the book jacket says 21). Superintendant Jury, on a sort of probation after violating police rules in the previous novel, becomes entangled in the story of a mysterious disappearance. The story is quit...