Richard Jury book 8 · 1986
I Am the Only Running Footman
Two women are strangled a year apart in Devon and London, and Jury and Macalvie hunt a clever killer who exploits family secrets.
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Book facts
- Author
- Martha Grimes
- Series
- Richard Jury, book 8 of 26
- Published
- 1986
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in I Am the Only Running Footman
6 recurring or key characters from Martha Grimes’s chart.
Lead 1
- Richard JurySuperintendent at Scotland Yard
Major 1
- Melrose PlantAristocrat who gave up his titles, Jury’s friend
Minor and cameo 4
- Sergeant WigginsJury’s hypochondriac sergeant
- Chief Superintendent RacerJury’s scheming boss
- Lady Agatha ArdryMelrose’s meddling aunt
- Marshall TruebloodLong Piddleton antiques dealer
Also featuring these characters
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