Richard Jury book 7 · 1985
The Deer Leap
Strange deaths of pets in the village of Ashdown Dean are followed by human deaths, leading Jury and Melrose Plant to a guarded teenager and her hidden animal refuge.
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Book facts
- Author
- Martha Grimes
- Series
- Richard Jury, book 7 of 26
- Published
- 1985
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Deer Leap
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
Other Martha Grimes books that share the most characters with The Deer Leap.
- Jerusalem Inn1984 · Richard Jury · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
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- The Dirty Duck1984 · Richard Jury · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Old Silent1989 · Richard Jury · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon