Richard Jury book 20 · 2006
The Old Wine Shades
Over three nights, a stranger in a London wine bar tells Jury about a man whose wife, son and dog vanished, and as Jury checks the story, fact and fiction begin to blur.
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Book facts
- Author
- Martha Grimes
- Series
- Richard Jury, book 20 of 26
- Published
- 2006
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in The Old Wine Shades
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 Old Wine Shades.
- The Grave Maurice2002 · Richard Jury · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Black Cat2010 · Richard Jury · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Blue Last2001 · Richard Jury · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Vertigo 422014 · Richard Jury · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon