The Old Fox Deceiv'd

 

by Martha Grimes (read by Steve West) c. 1984

Richard Jury Novel, Book 2

Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

Release date: 04-30-13

Language: English

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

ASIN: B00CISWPVE

Publisher's Summary

It is a chill and foggy 12th Night, wild with  North Sea wind, when a bizarre murder disturbs the outward peace of  Rackmoor, a tiny Yorkshire fishing village with a past that proves a  tangled maze of unrequited loves, unrevenged wrongs, and even  undiscovered murders.

Inspector Jury finds no easy answers in  his investigation - not even the identity of the victim, a beautiful  young woman. Was she Gemma Temple, an impostor? Or was she really Dillys  March, Colonel Titus Crael’s long-lost ward, returning after eight  years to the Colonel’s country seat and to a share of his fortune? And  who was her murderer?

 

 

If first you don't succeed...

After DNFing my first attempt at this series, I thank my bookish buddies for urging me to try again. It was definitely a mistake to start so late in this series and I said so.  I started other series in the middle but it was just too hard to get into without the background of the earlier installments. The Old Fox Deceiv'd was delightful and I look forward to further adventures with Jury and Plant.