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The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes (2006, Hardcover)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Series
- A Richard Jury Mystery
- Type
- Novel
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780670034796
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0670034797
ISBN-13
9780670034796
eBay Product ID (ePID)
48328113
Product Key Features
Book Title
Old Wine Shades
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
20.7 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-058460
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Synopsis
The latest in New York Times bestselling author Martha Grimess Richard Jury mystery series The dog came back. This is a joke, right? No, it isnt. . . . So do you want to hear the rest of it? Dumbly, Jury nodded. The rest of it is told by Harry Johnson, a stranger who sits down next to Richard Jury as hes drinking in a London pub called the Old Wine Shades. Over three successive nights Harry spins this complicated story about a good friend of his whose wife and son (and dog) disappeared one day as they were viewing property in Surrey. Theyve been missing for nine monthsno trace, no clue, no lead as to what happened. Hes a fascinating bloke, this Harry Johnsonrich, handsome, unattached, and brainy about the esoteric subject of quantum mechanics, a field in which the vanished womans husband, Hugh Gault, excels: Hes an authority on string theory, which has some pretty funny notions about the nature of reality. Jury wonders, Is Harry Johnson winding him up? Or did it really happen? The dog did come backbut how? And from where? And when Jury investigates, all seems to be just as Harry described it. Until they find the body. Praise for Martha Grimes: One of the established masters of the genre. Newsweek Grimess] gift for evoking mood and emotion is as keen as her talent for inventing a demanding puzzle, and solving it. The Wall Street Journal Grimes] excels at creating a haunting atmosphere andcharacters both poignant and preposterous. USA Today Grimes is gifted at exploring the private, sometimes horrifying, yet utterly mundane thoughts of ordinary people. San Francisco Chronicle, The latest in "New York Times" bestselling author Martha Grimess Richard Jury mystery series "The dog came back. This is a joke, right? No, it isnt. . . . So do you want to hear the rest of it? Dumbly, Jury nodded." The rest of it is told by Harry Johnson, a stranger who sits down next to Richard Jury as hes drinking in a London pub called the Old Wine Shades. Over three successive nights Harry spins this complicated story about a good friend of his whose wife and son (and dog) disappeared one day as they were viewing property in Surrey. Theyve been missing for nine monthsno trace, no clue, no lead as to what happened. Hes a fascinating bloke, this Harry Johnsonrich, handsome, unattached, and brainy about the esoteric subject of quantum mechanics, a field in which the vanished womans husband, Hugh Gault, excels: Hes an authority on string theory, which has some pretty funny notions about the nature of reality. Jury wonders, Is Harry Johnson winding him up? Or did it really happen? The dog did come backbut how? And from where? And when Jury investigates, all seems to be just as Harry described it. Until they find the body. Praise for Martha Grimes: One of the established masters of the genre. "Newsweek" [Grimess] gift for evoking mood and emotion is as keen as her talent for inventing a demanding puzzle, and solving it. "The Wall Street Journal" [Grimes] excels at creating a haunting atmosphere andcharacters both poignant and preposterous. "USA Today" Grimes is gifted at exploring the private, sometimes horrifying, yet utterly mundane thoughts of ordinary people. "San Francisco Chronicle"
LC Classification Number
PS3557.R48998O45
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- d***1 (808)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseWhen the item couldn't be located, I was immediately contacted. Seller located another copy, notified me, and saw it was shipped to me. It ended up being in immaculate condition, so bravo! Great packing! Speedy delivery!! A conscientious seller who definitely goes the extra mile! Thank you!
- 6***6 (506)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFair price & , packaged well , arrived looking exactly as shown in photos .We Thought we Heard the Angels Sing by Lieutenant James C. Whittaker 1948 signed (#375982788789)
- e***e (270)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSuper fast shipping from seller. Quality packaging and book was in excellent condition as described. Extremely satisfied with purchase!