The Old Success
The Old Success by Martha Grimes is a reprint edition published by Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated on October 22, 2020. This 256-page novel unfolds when the body of a French woman is discovered on a remote inlet along the Cornish coast, prompting divisional commander Brian Macalvie of the Devon-Cornwall police to investigate. As he delves into the case, the only footprints at the scene belong to two young girls who stumbled upon the victim, raising questions about the circumstances surrounding her death.
Readers will find a complex narrative that intertwines multiple murders, including a shooting on a Northamptonshire estate and the killing of a holy duster at Exeter Cathedral. As Macalvie, along with inspector Richard Jury and former CID detective Tom Brownell, seeks to uncover potential connections between these seemingly unrelated crimes, the story showcases Grimes’s distinctive wit and intricate plotting. The book explores themes of mystery and suspense, making it a notable addition to the genre.
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When the body of a French woman washes up on a wild inlet off the Cornish coast, Brian Macalvie, divisional commander with the Devon-Cornwall police is called in. Who could have killed this beautiful tourist, the only visible footprints nearby belonging to the two little girls who found her?
While Macalvie stands in the Scilly Islands, inspector Richard Jury-twenty miles away on Land’s End–is at The Old Success pub, sharing a drink with the legendary former CID detective Tom Brownell, a man renowned for solving every case he undertook. Except one.
In the days following the mysterious slaying of the Parisian tourist, two other murders take place: first, a man is shot on a Northhamptonshire estate, then a holy duster turns up murdered at Exeter Cathedral in Devon. Macalvie, Jury and Bronwell set out to discover whether these three killings, though very different in execution, are connected. Written with Grimes’s signature wit, sly plotting, and gloriously offbeat characters,The Old Success is prime fare from “one of the most fascinating mystery writers today” (Houston Chronicle).
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