Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner
The Lamorna Wink
Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Martha Grimes
Class/Genre: Mystery Police Procedural
Series: Richard Jury & Melrose Plant # 16
Viking, Oct 1999, $22.95, 368 pp.
Scotland Yard Superintendent Richard Jury is in Northern Ireland on a case. His friend Melrose Plant remains behind totally bored. The wealthy Plant skims a copy of Country Magazine where he notices an estate that intrigues him. He takes the rail to Cornwell to see the property, which he rents for three months. However, to his utter horror, his aunt arrives at Bletchley Village to stay at a nearby bed and breakfast.
Plant realizes his temporary home was the sight of a tragedy. The two Bletchley children were found dead at the bottom of the cliff. The police never uncovered the identity of their killer. Four years after the double murder, another killing occurs in the nearby town of Lamorna. Sada Colthorp, a loose hedonist is the victim. At the same time another person vanishes. Another murder occurs at the local hospice. Commander Brian Macalive feels that a link between the killing of four years ago and the current spree exists. Plant assists Macalive just as he always helped Jury.
Although Jury is a secondary character in THE LAMORNA WINK, readers will not miss him as Plant takes center stage, leading to a fascinating and refreshing tale. The taut, intricate who-done-it entertains as much as Martha Grimes’ previous works in the series. The jury is in with the verdict that Ms. Grimes has written an enjoyable novel that showcases her ability to focus on a different character than usual, keeping reader interest at a very high level.
Harriet Klausner
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