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Martha Grimes

Forfatter af The Man with a Load of Mischief

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Martha Grimes was born on May 2, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Maryland. The idea for Martha Grimes' first British detective novel, The Man with a Load of Mischief (1981), was inspired by the name of a British pub she noticed while leafing vis mere through a travel book. A longtime Anglophile, she has continued to use a British pub as both the title and part of the setting in each subsequent novel in the series which features Scotland Yard Detective Richard Jury, his assistant, Melrose Plant, and Plant's interfering Aunt Agatha. The Anodyne Necklace (1983) won her the Nero Wolfe Award. Her other works include The Stargazey, The Case Has Been Altered, The End of the Pier, Biting the Moon, and Dust. Her title, Vertigo 42, made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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Værker af Martha Grimes

The Man with a Load of Mischief (1981) 1,579 eksemplarer
The Old Contemptibles (1991) 1,109 eksemplarer
The Old Silent (1989) 1,104 eksemplarer
The Anodyne Necklace (1983) 1,071 eksemplarer
The Lamorna Wink (1999) 1,069 eksemplarer
The Five Bells and Bladebone (1987) 1,065 eksemplarer
The Old Fox Deceiv'd (1982) 1,056 eksemplarer
The Dirty Duck (1984) 1,038 eksemplarer
The Old Wine Shades (2006) 1,020 eksemplarer
Jerusalem Inn (1984) 1,009 eksemplarer
I Am the Only Running Footman (1986) 995 eksemplarer
The Horse You Came In On (1993) 983 eksemplarer
Dust (2007) 980 eksemplarer
The Stargazey (1998) 967 eksemplarer
The Blue Last (2001) 955 eksemplarer
The Grave Maurice (2002) 944 eksemplarer
The Case Has Altered (1997) 933 eksemplarer
Min mor er død (1985) 914 eksemplarer
The Winds of Change (2004) 897 eksemplarer
The Deer Leap (1985) 874 eksemplarer
Rainbow's End (1995) 858 eksemplarer
Hotel Paradise (1996) 653 eksemplarer
Foul Matter (2003) 526 eksemplarer
The End of the Pier (1992) 526 eksemplarer
Cold Flat Junction (2001) 434 eksemplarer
Belle Ruin (2005) 427 eksemplarer
Biting the Moon (1999) 418 eksemplarer
Vertigo 42 (2014) 365 eksemplarer
The Knowledge (2018) 337 eksemplarer
Dakota (2008) 284 eksemplarer
Fadeaway Girl (2011) 256 eksemplarer
The Old Success (2019) 235 eksemplarer
Send Bygraves (1989) 137 eksemplarer
The Way of All Fish (2014) 133 eksemplarer
Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism (2013) — Forfatter — 52 eksemplarer
The Price of Admission (1995) 12 eksemplarer
It's Christmas Crime (2001) 8 eksemplarer
Histoires à lire: six nouvelles (1999) 6 eksemplarer
The Dirty Duck / Jerusalem Inn (2009) 4 eksemplarer
First 21 Richard Jury Books (1981) 2 eksemplarer
Les trois font la paire (2021) 1 eksemplar
[No title] 1 eksemplar

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Fødselsdato
1931-05-02
Køn
female
Nationalitet
USA
Fødested
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Bopæl
Washington, D.C., USA
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Uddannelse
University of Maryland (BA)
University of Maryland (MA)
University of Iowa
Erhverv
author
instructor
Organisationer
University of Iowa
Frostburg State University
Montgomery College
Priser og hædersbevisninger
Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award (2012)
Agent
Peter Lampack
Kort biografi
Martha Grimes is the New York Times-bestselling author of the Richard Jury series of mysteries, as well as the novels Dakota and Foul Matter, among others. In 2012 she was awarded the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award.

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Good first in Richard Jury series about a supposed serial killer who leaves the bodies in odd places at local inns.
 
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derailer | 27 andre anmeldelser | Jan 25, 2024 |
Such a sad, dreamy space, a story to get lost in.
 
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Kiramke | 10 andre anmeldelser | Jan 14, 2024 |
When a wealthy couple are murdered in front of an exclusive casino the investigation leads to Kenya by way of an enterprising street urchin following the killer.
 
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ritaer | 22 andre anmeldelser | Jan 10, 2024 |

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Værker
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Medlemmer
27,257
Popularitet
#755
Vurdering
½ 3.6
Anmeldelser
477
ISBN
838
Sprog
14
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