Martha Grimes
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Martha Grimes was born on May 2, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Maryland. The idea for Martha Grimes' first British detective novel, The Man with a Load of Mischief (1981), was inspired by the name of a British pub she noticed while leafing näytä lisää through a travel book. A longtime Anglophile, she has continued to use a British pub as both the title and part of the setting in each subsequent novel in the series which features Scotland Yard Detective Richard Jury, his assistant, Melrose Plant, and Plant's interfering Aunt Agatha. The Anodyne Necklace (1983) won her the Nero Wolfe Award. Her other works include The Stargazey, The Case Has Been Altered, The End of the Pier, Biting the Moon, and Dust. Her title, Vertigo 42, made The New York Times Best Seller List in 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Martha Grimes Omnibus: The Deer Leap; I Am the Only Running Footman; Help the Poor Struggler (1993) 6 kappaletta
Jerusalem Inn / Help the Poor Struggler / I Am the Only Running Footman / The Five Bells and Bladebone (2002) 3 kappaletta
Don't remember, it stunk 2 kappaletta
Martha Grimes: The Deer Leap/I Am the Only Running Footman/the Five Bells and Bladebone/Boxed Set (1990) 2 kappaletta
[No title] 1 kappale
The Anodyne necklace 1 kappale
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The Old Fox Deceiv'd | Such Pretty Toys | Pel and the Faceless Corpse (1980) — Avustaja — 2 kappaletta
Dangerous to Know | The Man with a Load of Mischief | And One for the Dead (1981) — Avustaja — 1 kappale
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- Kanoninen nimi
- Grimes, Martha
- Syntymäaika
- 1931-05-02
- Sukupuoli
- female
- Kansalaisuus
- Yhdysvallat
- Syntymäpaikka
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Asuinpaikat
- Washington, D.C., USA
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Bethesda, Maryland, USA - Koulutus
- University of Maryland (BA)
University of Maryland (MA)
University of Iowa - Ammatit
- author
instructor - Organisaatiot
- University of Iowa
Frostburg State University
Montgomery College - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award (2012)
- Agentti
- Peter Lampack
- Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Martha Grimes is the New York Times-bestselling author of the Richard Jury series of mysteries, as well as the novels Dakota and Foul Matter, among others. In 2012 she was awarded the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award.
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