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- Publisher: Onyx Book 2000 (2000)
- ASIN: B00391WNM0
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (53 customer reviews)
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Still wearing his cabby's cap-he ought to put it in his act, this cap, because it looked so unlike what a magician would wear-Johnny was sitting at the gaming table palming cards. Read the first page
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Still wearing his cabby's cap-he ought to put it in his act, this cap, because it looked so unlike what a magician would wear-Johnny was sitting at the gaming table palming cards. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best,
By "rachkmc" (toronto, canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lamorna Wink (Mass Market Paperback)
As much as I love Jury, it's always fun to have more Melrose dosage.Unlike your typical Detective/Sidekick formula, Melrose often takes center stage in the books, proving himself not only Jury's equal but a staple to the tales. A truly abhorrent murder involving two children has Melrose's seemingly Agatha-free Cornwall vacation set awry. Characters like Brian Malcalvie and amateur magician Johnny Wells are essential to the tale, giving Lord Ardry lots of fun dialogue and allowing for personal insights of our favourite Old-Peculiar Drinking, Rimbaud Reading, Lou Reed-listening Earl than we have ever had before. ( Why DID he give up those bloody titles ?!!) Worth a re-read for those of you who have already partaken. And for the uninitiated, I envy you, for you have not met one of the greatest pairings in crime fiction yet.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Disturbing Depths,
By Martha E. Nelson (Watertown, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lamorna Wink A Richard Jury Mystery (Hardcover)
I am reading my way through Martha Grimes' Richard Jury mysteries, and it is very interesting to see her develop her characters and plots. The Lamorna Wink is a long trip away from such early books as The Dirty Duck and The Old Fox Deceiv'd. It follows a recent trend in Grimes' work to have complex supporting characters and multiple plots and also a general sense of unsettled melancholy that is probably annoying if you don't like her characters, and addictive if you do.This is definitely Melrose Plant's story, although he is spirited away back to Long Pid just as things get wrapped up. The surprise here is that we become privy to a lot more detail about the parents and early life of Melrose than ever before, and that is interesting. We find out new depths to Brian Macalvie also. A lot of people have commented on what might be called the horrifying or unsavory elements of the plot of this novel. I certainly agree that there are horrible things that happen here, but I would agree with one reviewer who says that horrible things do happen in this world. I was more concerned because the different stands of the story didn't always fit together. Motives seemed to be stretched at times. I certainly won't give up on Martha Grimes anytime soon.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Plant me at his side any day!!,
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This review is from: The Lamorna Wink (Mass Market Paperback)
Whenever I travel to the English countryside I, ridiculously enough, look at some of the people and wonder how much they are likened to the characters in a Richard Jury novel. How I would love to go to "Long Pid" and have a G&T with Viv-Viv, Marshall, Melrose and, of course, Richard Jury. They have become some of my most favored characters as Martha Grimes has a gift for making them seem so real. This time the former Lord Ardry gets to shine in the absence of his Scotland Yard friend, and he does it brilliantly. A Lord taking the time to chum with Johnny Wells is a bit hard to believe unless we know his background. This case has more twists than Chubby Checker, but Melrose is determined to stick in there, much to the chagrin of his obnoxious aunt. The sub-plots can take us down roads we weren't expecting, forgetting the most immediate crime(s). But Plant gets the job done swimmingly, and Jury's appearance is almost a formality at the end. Is this a hint that there might be a series of Melrose Plant novels coming up? All the characters interact so well I don't believe that Jury would be offended, more likely helpful in a governmental aspect in contrast to Plant's help in an aristocratic way. Don't miss this one...I can't wait to get to Cornwall and have tea and pastries soon!
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