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"Intricate and entertaining . . . A delicious puzzle." The Boston Globe The murder is in America, but the call goes out to Scotland Yard superintendent Richard Jury. Accompanied by his aristocratic friend Melrose Plant and by Sergeant Wiggins, Jury arrives in Baltimore, Maryland, home of zealous Orioles fans, mouth-watering crabs, and Edgar Allan Poe. In his efforts to solve the case, Jury rubs elbows with a delicious and suspicious cast of characters, embarking on a trail that leads to a unique tavern called "The Horse You Came In On" . . .
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24 primary booksRichard Jury is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Martha Grimes.
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My least favorite by far. The swearing was overdone and the “American” everything seemed cliche or worse caricature. I am wondering if I should bother continuing on with this series.