Richard Jury book 22 · 2010
The Black Cat
A young woman is found shot behind a country pub, and Jury discovers she was leading a double life.
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Book facts
- Author
- Martha Grimes
- Series
- Richard Jury, book 22 of 26
- Published
- 2010
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in The Black Cat
7 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 5
- Sergeant WigginsJury’s hypochondriac sergeant
- Chief Superintendent RacerJury’s scheming boss
- Lady Agatha ArdryMelrose’s meddling aunt
- Marshall TruebloodLong Piddleton antiques dealer
- Carole-anne PalutskiJury’s young neighbour
Also featuring these characters
Other Martha Grimes books that share the most characters with The Black Cat.
- The Old Wine Shades2006 · Richard Jury · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
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- The Winds of Change2004 · Richard Jury · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Old Success2019 · Richard Jury · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon