Dust: A Richard Jury Mystery

ISBN: 0451222660

Author: Grimes, Martha

Condition: New

A young friend pulls Scotland Yards Richard Jury into the life-and death-of a wealthy bachelor.The once-charismatic Billy Maples was last seen in a club named Dust, before his murder in a trendy London hotel. Proving as inscrutable, and challenging, to Jury as the case is the beautiful chief inspecting officer.Before his death, Maples was a patron of Londons finest art galleries and caretaker of author Henry Jamess house in Rye. Its there where Jury installs Melrose Plant, who takes his job to heart, as Jury closes in on the dark secrets behind Mapless friends and family.Delightful, surprising, even magical.-The Washington PostA clever story with a profound twistthe latest hypnotically compelling work of an author who continues to surprise with every book.-Richmond Times-Dispatch

• Martha Grimes