The Red Queen
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2.9 • 38 Ratings
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A sudden murder in an English village pub sets off the twenty-sixth novel in the bestselling series starring superintendent Richard Jury, from bestselling author Martha Grimes, still “one of the most fascinating mystery writers today” (Houston Chronicle)
One calm night in Twickenham, a businessman named Tom Treadnor is shot off his barstool at The Queen pub. Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate, and quickly realizes that everyone in Treadnor’s life – from his widow, Alice, to the staff at his manor, to his business partner had differing opinions of him. And to complicate things further, Jury has just happened upon a photo in a newspaper of a man in the United States, who is a dead ringer for Treadnor.
Meanwhile, Wiggins, Jury’s partner at New Scotland Yard, becomes sidetracked by an investigation of his own: His sister, missing for years and presumed dead, has just sent a postcard to their mother. When Wiggins takes off in search of his sister, the two investigations begin to converge.
Funny, eccentric, and fueled by Richard Jury’s talent for seeing clues in the most unlikely places, The Red Queen is a welcome return to a classic character and an exciting addition to a series that has been called “delightful, surprising, even magical” (Washington Post).
Customer Reviews
Was this written by AI?
Poorly written, stilted dialog, disappointing plot. It was clearly not written by Grimes—or if it was, the editor and publisher did her a disservice.
Disappointed
Disappointed in this book. Not up to the level of previous. Jury is depicted in a meaner vein, and Melrose’s new job placement not really significant. Why the disagreement in the bookstore, almost a filler? Loss of the access to inheritance not addressed. The whole search for BJ was more filler to no end, as was the reference to her “man” Leder. Feel like I ate a poorly prepared disjointed meal.
Who wrote this?
So poorly done that this reader is left wondering if Grimes is actually the author. She is a master of twists and turns in her novels, but even her side trips return to the central plot normally. Wiggins search for his sister feels like filler, as does the rescue of the piglets. Character definition, always a joy in previous mysteries, is completely lacking here.