The Dirty Duck by Martha Grimes Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Dirty Duck
Book Review: Rethinking the mystery of Shakespeare
Summary: 5 Stars
When I took a college course in Shakespeare, I never dreamed the controversy over the authorship would turn up again in such an interesting mystery, "The Dirty Duck." And I would have never expected such an insufferable character as Harvey Schoenberg could be so entertaining. He dominates the story with his Marlowe obsession. By the time I finished the book I felt like I had finally made the pilgrimage to Stratford without all the expense.
I've just discovered the Richard Jury series and find his and his friend Melrose Plant's disappointed romantic hopes very touching. Both men are very decent and civilized, so one wishes for their happiness. Sadly, the women they are attracted to are elusive.
Book Review: So, did Bill actually have Kit whacked?
Summary: 4 Stars
In this fourth entry in the Superintendent Richard Jury mystery series, a group of American and British tourists is decimated by a "Slasher" (as the tabloids dub him), starting in Stratford-upon-Avon and progressing to London, and a young boy in the group (Grimes seems always to include a precocious child) is kidnapped -- sort of. One of the themes this time is the relationship between Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. You're not likely to figure out whodunit -- partly because the solution seems just a bit far-fetched. The characterizations, however, are witty and believable and with each volume Jury and his friend, Melrose Plant (who has wealth but no title, not any more), become more three-dimensional.