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Character · Jury and his friends · 26 books

Sergeant Wiggins

Jury’s hypochondriac sergeant · Martha Grimes

Sergeant Wiggins is Jury’s hypochondriac sergeant, always reaching for a remedy.

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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 minor)
Series
Richard Jury
Author
Martha Grimes
Circle
Jury and his friends

Where to meet Sergeant Wiggins

Sergeant Wiggins first appears in The Man with a Load of Mischief (1981), in a minor role, book 1 of the Richard Jury series.

Buy The Man with a Load of Mischief

Every book with Sergeant Wiggins

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

  1. 1981·The Man with a Load of Mischiefminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  2. 1982·The Old Fox Deceiv’dminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  3. 1983·The Anodyne Necklaceminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  4. 1984·The Dirty Duckminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  5. 1984·Jerusalem Innminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  6. 1985·Help the Poor Strugglerminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  7. 1985·The Deer Leapminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  8. 1986·I Am the Only Running Footmanminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  9. 1987·The Five Bells and Bladeboneminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  10. 1989·The Old Silentminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  11. 1991·The Old Contemptiblesminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  12. 1993·The Horse You Came in Onminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  13. 1995·Rainbow’s Endminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  14. 1997·The Case Has Alteredminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  15. 1998·The Stargazeyminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  16. 1999·The Lamorna Winkminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  17. 2001·The Blue Lastminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  18. 2002·The Grave Mauriceminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  19. 2004·The Winds of Changeminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  20. 2006·The Old Wine Shadesminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  21. 2007·Dustminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  22. 2010·The Black Catminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  23. 2014·Vertigo 42minor role · Richard JuryBuy
  24. 2018·The Knowledgeminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  25. 2019·The Old Successminor role · Richard JuryBuy
  26. 2025·The Red Queenminor role · 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
Richard JurySuperintendent at Scotland Yard26
Carole-anne PalutskiJury’s young neighbour18