The Stargazey

By: Martha Grimes

Narrated by: Steve West

Saturday night. It was not a night to be spending alone, riding a bus. When he was a teenager at the comprehensive, Saturday night without a girl, without a date, without at least your mates to raise hell with, Saturday night alone would have been shameful. One wouldn’t want to be seen alone on a Saturday night…. Who are you kidding? That was never your life, Jury, not yours.

Another winner

A great reading and a wonderful addition to this series. It blends mystery, suspense and humor.

The most entertaining Grimes novel I've heard

I stumbled on the Richard Jury books and found they had very entertaining if odd characters. Each character that continues from book to book seems to get deeper, funnier and better developed with each. This is the most entertaining of all the Jury books I've listened to, and I will likely go for the entire series. The narrator does a lively and excellent job of injecting humor and nuance into a vast variety of voices.

Intrigue and humor

In addition to the intricate plot line one comes to expect from the author, there are some delightful laugh-out-loud (for me at least) intervals involving Melrose Plant and a discussion of 'art.'

Martha is a fine writer

Sometimes the whole suffers from the artificial insemination of a very unnecessary and usually lame romantic subplot, but she writes so well and so lyrically interesting that I usually listen twice just for the pleasure of her very fine language. This is a really good one that has all her best characters entertainingly interacting with many, many classic lines. She’s a jewel.

Perfect narration

I'm a fan of the Richard Jury series. The Stargazey is one of Martha Grimes' best. All her great characters make an appearance and the plot is excellent.