Praise for the novels of Martha Grimes
Cold Flat Junction
 
“A marvelous gallery of idiosyncratic characters ... a thoroughly delightful reading experience.”
—The San Diego Union-Tribune
 
“Melds classic mystery with a coming-of-age story in which the young protagonist must face the hard and often shocking realities of adulthood ... Grimes gets that—and everything else—just right.”
—The Baltimore Sun
 
“Eccentric characters keep [Grimes’s] enchanted, time-forgotten towns alive.”
—The New York TimesBook Review
 
“Character-driven psychological fiction ... smartly written ... surprisingly satisfying.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
Hotel Paradise
 
“Utterly engaging.... Emma’s voice [is] sharp, funny, perceptive.”
—The Washington Post
 
“Rich with metaphors and imaginative characters ... provocative.... Hotel Paradise takes on the mood of a lazy Sunday afternoon with its slow unveiling of events. Meandering and atmospheric, the novel reads with the ease of a daydream.... [Grimes] proves herself a writer of delicate sensibility whose work is notable for its delightfully quirky details, insightful perceptions into human relationships, and graceful prose.”
—Los Angeles Times
The Train Now Departing
 
“Brilliantly told.”
—The Boston Globe
 
“Full of suspense and surprise. These carefully written little gems showcase Grimes at her best.”
—Library Journal
 
“Grimes has created a work of value here, a book that expands her art, her reputation—and possibly her audience.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
 
“Atmospheric and chilling.... Grimes [exhibits] a complete mastery of emotional nuance and [a] virtuoso treatment of the grayest coloration.”
—The Commercial Appeal (Memphis)
 
 
Biting the Moon
 
“[A] coming-of-age odyssey [that] inspires some grand nature writing from Grimes.”
—The New York Times Book Review
 
“A lyrical coming-of-age journey.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
 
“For mesmerizing readability, it’s hard to beat Biting the Moon.... Quick, buy the book before it gets made into a movie. I suspect you only have a couple of weeks.”
—Los Angeles Times
 
“Characters to care about ... evocative.”
—Chicago Tribune
 
 
The Lamorna Wink
A New York Times Bestseller
 
“Atmospheric ... an elegantly styled series.”
—The New York Times Book Review
 
“Swift and satisfying ... grafts the old-fashioned ‘Golden Age’ amateur-detective story to the contemporary police procedural ... real charm.”
—The Wall Street Journal
 
“Fans ... will not be disappointed. The eccentrics who populate Plant’s life are back and provide wickedly funny cameos.”
—USA Today
 
“Entrancing. Grimes makes her own mark on du Maurier country.”
—The Orlando Sentinel
 
 
TheStargazey
A New York Times Bestseller
 
“Wondrously eccentric characters.... The details are divine.”
—The New York Times Book Review
 
“The literary equivalent of a box of Godiva truffles.... Wonderful.”
—Los Angeles Times
 
“Martha Grimes’s wintry new mystery envelops the reader in all the comforts of a serviceable English whodunit.... The Stargazey is well worth setting your sights on.”
—USA Today
 
“Grimes’s popular Richard Jury returns in top form.... A delightfully entertaining blend of irony, danger, and intrigue, liberally laced with wit and charm.... A must-have from one of today’s most gifted and intelligent writers.”
—Booklist (starred review)
 
 
The Case Has Altered
 
“The way Martha Grimes tells it, there is no more atmospheric setting for murder in all of England than the Lincolnshire fens.... Richly textured.”
—The New York Times Book Review
 
“Grimes is dazzling in this deftly plotted Richard Jury mystery.... Psychologically complex.... The novel also boasts Grimes’s delicious wit.... [She] brings Jury triumphantly back where he belongs.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“A delicious ebb and flow of tension.... Twists and turns.... Beautifully rendered atmosphere.... Vintage Grimes.”
—Library Journal
 
“Provocative entertainment.”
—The Orlando Sentinel
 
 
I Am the Only Running Footman
“Literate, witty, and stylishly crafted.”
—The Washington Post
 
“Everything about Miss Grimes’s new novel shows her at her best.... [She] gets our immediate attention.... She holds it, however, with something more than mere suspense.”
—The New Yorker