Richard Jury book 2 · 1982
The Old Fox Deceiv’d
A woman in costume is stabbed on a foggy Twelfth Night in a Yorkshire fishing village, and Jury must uncover a family’s buried secrets to learn who she really was.
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Book facts
- Author
- Martha Grimes
- Series
- Richard Jury, book 2 of 26
- Published
- 1982
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in The Old Fox Deceiv’d
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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