{"product_id":"the-red-queen-martha-grimes-9780802164940","title":"The Red Queen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sudden murder in an English village pub sets off the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003etwenty-sixth novel in the bestselling series starring superintendent Richard Jury, from bestselling author Martha Grimes, still \"one of the most fascinating mystery writers today\" (\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne calm night in Twickenham, a businessman named Tom Treadnor is shot off his barstool at The Queen pub. Superintendent Richard Jury is called in to investigate, and quickly realizes that everyone in Treadnor's life - from his widow, Alice, to the staff at his manor, to his business partner had differing opinions of him. And to complicate things further, Jury has just happened upon a photo in a newspaper of a man in the United States, who is a dead ringer for Treadnor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Wiggins, Jury's partner at New Scotland Yard, becomes sidetracked by an investigation of his own: His sister, missing for years and presumed dead, has just sent a postcard to their mother. When Wiggins takes off in search of his sister, the two investigations begin to converge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny, eccentric, and fueled by Richard Jury's talent for seeing clues in the most unlikely places, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Queen\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome return to a classic character and an exciting addition to a series that has been called \"delightful, surprising, even magical\" (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martha Grimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802164943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802164940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atlantic Monthly Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Martha Grimes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372687511807,"sku":"9780802164940","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f67c10d0-2627-4730-81ad-42dbefdeb556.jpg?v=1732726664","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-red-queen-martha-grimes-9780802164940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}