Richard Jury book 4 · 1984
The Dirty Duck
During Stratford’s theatre season, a member of an American tour group is killed near a pub, and Jury must find a killer hiding in plain sight.
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Book facts
- Author
- Martha Grimes
- Series
- Richard Jury, book 4 of 26
- Published
- 1984
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Dirty Duck
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 Dirty Duck.
- The Old Fox Deceiv’d1982 · Richard Jury · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
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- The Man with a Load of Mischief1981 · Richard Jury · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Deer Leap1985 · Richard Jury · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon