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Character · Jury and his friends · 26 books

Richard Jury

Superintendent at Scotland Yard · Martha Grimes

Richard Jury is a superintendent at Scotland Yard, handsome, kind and melancholy.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Man with a Load of Mischief (1981)
Latest appearance
The Red Queen (2025)
Books
26 (26 as lead)
Series
Richard Jury
Author
Martha Grimes
Circle
Jury and his friends

Where to meet Richard Jury

Richard Jury first appears in The Man with a Load of Mischief (1981), as the lead, book 1 of the Richard Jury series.

Buy The Man with a Load of Mischief

Every book with Richard Jury

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1981LThe Man with a Load of Mischieflead · Richard JurySent to the village of Long PiddletonBuy
  2. 1982LThe Old Fox Deceiv’dlead · Richard JuryBuy
  3. 1983LThe Anodyne Necklacelead · Richard JuryBuy
  4. 1984LThe Dirty Ducklead · Richard JuryBuy
  5. 1984LJerusalem Innlead · Richard JuryBuy
  6. 1985LHelp the Poor Strugglerlead · Richard JuryBuy
  7. 1985LThe Deer Leaplead · Richard JuryBuy
  8. 1986LI Am the Only Running Footmanlead · Richard JuryBuy
  9. 1987LThe Five Bells and Bladebonelead · Richard JuryBuy
  10. 1989LThe Old Silentlead · Richard JuryBuy
  11. 1991LThe Old Contemptibleslead · Richard JuryBuy
  12. 1993LThe Horse You Came in Onlead · Richard JuryBuy
  13. 1995LRainbow’s Endlead · Richard JuryBuy
  14. 1997LThe Case Has Alteredlead · Richard JuryBuy
  15. 1998LThe Stargazeylead · Richard JuryBuy
  16. 1999LThe Lamorna Winklead · Richard JuryBuy
  17. 2001LThe Blue Lastlead · Richard JuryBuy
  18. 2002LThe Grave Mauricelead · Richard JuryBuy
  19. 2004LThe Winds of Changelead · Richard JuryBuy
  20. 2006LThe Old Wine Shadeslead · Richard JuryBuy
  21. 2007LDustlead · Richard JuryBuy
  22. 2010LThe Black Catlead · Richard JuryBuy
  23. 2014LVertigo 42lead · Richard JuryBuy
  24. 2018LThe Knowledgelead · Richard JuryBuy
  25. 2019LThe Old Successlead · Richard JuryBuy
  26. 2025LThe Red Queenlead · Richard JuryBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Chief Superintendent RacerJury’s scheming boss26
Lady Agatha ArdryMelrose’s meddling aunt26
Marshall TruebloodLong Piddleton antiques dealer26
Melrose PlantAristocrat who gave up his titles, Jury’s friend26
Sergeant WigginsJury’s hypochondriac sergeant26
Carole-anne PalutskiJury’s young neighbour18