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Dust
- Richard Jury, Book 21
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Series: A Richard Jury Novel, Book 21
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Chester
- 02-10-18
Yet another great Richard Jury book
I have read or listened to every one of the Richard Jury books. My only complaint is there just are not enough of them.
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- Di-zee
- 04-24-18
Intelligent writing, witty, top-notch!
After being disappointed in other authors I had previously liked, I went back to one of Martha Grimes' Richard Jury books--what a difference in class, charm, witticisms, and character development! What a pleasure to read. I'm only sorry that I've read almost all of these books!
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- Jan
- 05-20-18
A good read!
law-enforcement, murder-investigation, British-detective -----
There may be only one murder investigation, but it's still as convoluted as ever. Plant gets to emulate Henry James in order to investigate part of the victim's life, Jury is ambushed by a barracuda, and World War 2 history invades the present. A very busy book which needs a second reading to catch up with the nuances hiding clues. A good read.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Barbara Dumas
- 01-28-20
Different but great!!!
I ran all the way
She creates such wonderful people And other living things. Jeep writing Martha
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- Traci
- 03-12-17
Hard To Follow
Would you consider the audio edition of Dust to be better than the print version?
I still don't know who dunnit!
Any additional comments?
Steve West is Jury. Otherwise I would have given up on this one. So many characters and a very convoluted story.
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- Torrey
- 07-17-21
The best!
This book has everything: murder, mystery, World War 2 and Richard Jury getting crazy sexy. Gotta love it… he’s been so lonely!
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- Sharon K.
- 02-01-21
Another winner
Always love the twists and turns of these mysteries. The characters are always interesting and quirky.
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- TGR
- 04-05-18
Still wonderful!!!!
Its been 15 years, at least since i ready a Richard Jury mystery. I am not even really sure where i left off--- bit, since i have been enjoying so many wonderful audible books, I grabbed this one just to see if the magic was still there! It was! Jury, Melrose, Aunt Agatha... all still as wonderful as ever! Of course, I will be trudging back several books now to see what I jace missed in these beloved character's lives, until I have read them all and am up to date!! Thank you, Martha Grimes--dont stop!!! Thank you, Mr. West --you are exactly what I thought Jury would sound like in my head!
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- kwest
- 05-12-18
Poor narration
The narrator sounds pompous, which makes listening to this unpleasant. Too bad, because I usually enjoy Richard Jury novels.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- Carmela
- 04-29-19
Why? Completely unsatisfactory ending.
ok so we know who did it at the end of this one but in the absence of any evidence except Jury 's hunch we still don't know why they did it. true motive is not necessary to prove a murder but in a mystery story it would be nice to have some sense of how the crime was solved. Grimes seems to want to make us think we are stupid for not figuring it out. I think I'll be returning this book. the historical references are somewhat suspect too.
