Order of Martha Grimes Books
Martha Grimes is an American novelist of detective fiction. She is best known for her Richard Jury character, a chief inspector at Scotland Yard. Her other series feature the characters the Emma Graham and Andi Olivier. She is a self-described Anglophile who sets most of her novels in England.
Martha Grimes made her literary debut in 1981 with The Man With a Load of Mischief, the start of her Richard Jury series. Ever since, she has written at least one novel per year with few exceptions. Below is a list of Martha Grimes’ books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Richard Jury Books
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The Man With a Load of Mischief |
(1981) |
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The Old Fox Deceiv’d |
(1982) |
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The Anodyne Necklace |
(1983) |
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The Dirty Duck |
(1984) |
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Jerusalem Inn |
(1984) |
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Help the Poor Struggler |
(1985) |
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The Deer Leap |
(1985) |
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I Am the Only Running Footman |
(1986) |
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The Five Bells and Bladebone |
(1987) |
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The Old Silent |
(1989) |
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The Old Contemptibles |
(1991) |
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The Horse You Came In On |
(1993) |
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Rainbow’s End |
(1995) |
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The Case Has Altered |
(1997) |
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The Stargazey |
(1998) |
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The Lamorna Wink |
(1999) |
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The Blue Last |
(2001) |
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The Grave Maurice |
(2002) |
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The Winds of Change |
(2004) |
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The Old Wine Shades |
(2006) |
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Dust |
(2007) |
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The Black Cat |
(2010) |
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Vertigo 42 |
(2014) |
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The Knowledge |
(2018) |
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The Old Success |
(2019) |
Publication Order of Emma Graham Books
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Hotel Paradise |
(1995) |
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Cold Flat Junction |
(2000) |
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Belle Ruin |
(2005) |
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Fadeaway Girl |
(2011) |
Publication Order of Andi Oliver Books
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Biting the Moon |
(1999) |
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Dakota |
(2008) |
Publication Order of Foul Matter Books
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Foul Matter |
(2003) |
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The Way of All Fish |
(2014) |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Send Bygraves |
(1989) |
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The End of the Pier |
(1992) |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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The Train Now Departing |
(2000) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism |
(2013) |
Note: The character Maud Chadwick, who appears in the Emma Graham series, is featured in the novel The End of the Pier.