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The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Grimes, Martha

Paperback

Series: Richard Jury Mysteries, Book 22

Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $9.99

ISBN10: 0451232941
ISBN13: 9780451232946
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: Feb 1 2011
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.61
Height: 1.10 Width: 4.20 Depth: 7.40
Language: English
Three months have passed since Richard Jury was left bereft and guilt- ridden after his lover's tragic auto accident, and he is now more wary than ever. He is deeply suspicious when requested on a case far out of his jurisdiction in an outlying village, where a young woman has been murdered behind the local pub. The only witness is the establishment's black cat, who gives neither crook nor clue as to the girl's identity or her killer's.

Identifying the girl becomes tricky when she's recognized as both the shy local librarian and a posh city escort, and Jury must use all his wits and intuition to determine the connection to subse­quent escort murders.

Meanwhile, Jury's nemesis, Harry Johnson, continues to goad Jury down a dangerous path. And Johnson, along with the imperturbable dog Mungo, just may be the key to it all.

Written with Martha Grimes' trademark insight and grace, The Black Cat signals the thrilling return of her greatest character. The superintendent is a man possessed of prodigious analytical gifts and charm, yet vulnerable in the most perplexing ways.

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