All Die Schönen Toten: Ein Inspektor-Jury (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
I don't really know why I persist with this series. The hero is an annoying emasculated vacuum who drips around inspecting his own belly-button until the solution basically falls into his lap. There always seem to be small children around without appropriate adult supervision - quite often without parents, apparently. And the books seem to be set in some weird amalgamation of Dickensian England and the late 20th century - any kind of physical disability clearly dooms a person to a half-life in the shadows; small children have names like Dora that disappeared in my grand-parents' generation; and she references bus conductors - who all got laid off about 3 decades ago. And it's irritating when she keeps dropping in Americanisms - 'gotten' is a favourite.But the worst offence lately is to have the animals talk. There are pages and pages in this 1 of a dog talking to to a cat in the most twee manner - unforgivable. I love ALL of Martha Grime's (Richard Jury, Scotland Yard ) ,books because of her characters, wry British humor, and they are well written. She usually has a precocious child, dog or cat which add a lot to the humor. Melrose Plant and his Aunt Agatha are his off beat characters If you have a chance listen to them on tape- Tim Curry is best but most of his audio tapes, (old?) are abridged. Steve West is good, and most others are good as well. Martha Grimes also has other books not in the Jury series, which are also good but don't have the British humor. Another author comparable is Elizabeth George. Grimes and George are both Americans who write these great wry British books. READ THEM- YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.
What do You think about All Die Schönen Toten: Ein Inspektor-Jury (2000)?
This was good, but somewhat disturbing and it is time for her to wrap up the one ongoing story line.
—lae
I love Richard Jury and Melrose Plant - especially Melrose! Good mysteries, fun characters.
—sunit
I think Ms Grimes has lost her touch-terrible book!
—Louis
