The Old Success

The Old SuccessIn The Old Success, the twenty fifth mystery in the bestselling Richard Jury series by MWA Grand Master Martha Grimes, an unlikely trio of detectives teams up to solve three puzzling murders that span three counties across England. When the body of a French woman washes up on a wild inlet off the Cornish coast, Brian Macalvie, divisional commander with the Devon Cornwall police is called in. Who could have killed this beautiful tourist, the only

When the body of a French woman washes up on a wild inlet off the Cornish coast, Brian Macalvie, divisional commander with the Devon-Cornwall police is called in. Who could have killed this beautiful tourist, the only visible footprints nearby belonging to the two little girls who found her?

While Macalvie stands in the Scilly Islands, inspector Richard Jury-twenty miles away on Land's End--is at The Old Success pub, sharing a drink with the legendary former CID detective Tom Brownell, a man renowned for solving every case he undertook. Except one.

In the days following the mysterious slaying of the Parisian tourist, two other murders take place: first, a man is shot on a Northhamptonshire estate, then a holy duster turns up murdered at Exeter Cathedral in Devon. Macalvie, Jury and Bronwell set out to discover whether these three killings, though very different in execution, are connected. Written with Grimes's signature wit, sly plotting, and gloriously offbeat characters, The Old Success is prime fare from "one of the most fascinating mystery writers today" (Houston Chronicle).

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: 11/05/2019
ISBN: 9780802147400
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.20w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 03/01/2019 pg. 92
Publishers Weekly 10/28/2019
Booklist 11/15/2019 pg. 30
Shelf Awareness 11/22/2019
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2019