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Title: The Grave Maurice by Martha Grimes ISBN: 0-670-03045-7 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 26 August, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.37 (41 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: one foot in the grave maurice
Comment: The Grave Maurice begins with the solid fictional premise of love and denial in the extended family. But instead of developing any plot or characterization, Grimes relies on vaguely ridiculous humor that will be of interest only to dedicated fans. Brush away the stock characters and the initial conceit and all that is left is an artless "tina and tom meet animal rights."
Rating: 1
Summary: What in the world happened . . .?
Comment: I've read them all, and I've obviously enjoyed some more than others. But at the very least all of them have engaged my interest enough to get me through the book. All until now. I tried to slog my way through, but ultimately I gave up around page 150 and commited a heretical act among mystery readers -- I turned to the last few chapters just so I could see "whodunnit". Even that was boring. Maybe Ms. Grimes was thinking more about her next (non-Jury) novel, which has received excellent reviews. Whatever the reason, this stands out like a huge sore thumb amongst the generally well-written Jury novels.
Rating: 2
Summary: Whoa Nellie!
Comment: I've dipped in and out of the Richard Jury series over the years, and generally I've found Martha Grimes' books to be entertaining and well-written -- though not perfect. By contrast, "Grave Maurice" is gravely flawed. How in the world could the mere photograph of a 15-year-old girl, Nell Ryder, engender such intense feelings of yearning and passion in every grown man who sees it? When Nell appears in the flesh, she's described as lucent and luminous but actually seems one-dimensional in the extreme. Meanwhile, the plot is awash in coincidences that rob it of honesty. Face it: Melrose Plant is the one decent character -- give him his own series, Martha, and give handsome Richard Jury's bullet-riddled, bed-hopping body a little rest.
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Title: The Blue Last: A Richard Jury Mystery by Martha Grimes ISBN: 0451410556 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 03 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Rainbow's End by Martha Grimes ISBN: 0345394267 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: A Place of Hiding by Elizabeth George ISBN: 0553801309 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 29 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Old Fox Deceiv'D: A Richard Jury Novel by Martha Grimes ISBN: 0451410688 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: And Justice There Is None by Deborah Crombie ISBN: 0553579304 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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