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Martha Grimes Books in Order

7 series including Richard Jury, Emma Graham and more

★ 9 NYT bestsellers 7 series 37 books Latest: The Old Success (2019)

Martha Grimes has been writing since 1981, producing 37 books in that time. In all there are 7 series, the deepest being Richard Jury (25 books). As of 2019, the latest we've recorded is The Old Success.

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1 Richard Jury 2 Emma Graham 3 Andi Oliver 4 Foul Matter 5 Martha Grimes Other Novels 6 Martha Grimes Short Story Collections 7 Martha Grimes Non-Fiction Books

New York Times Bestsellers

9 books

Martha Grimes has placed 9 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 38 weeks on the charts.

Cover of The Old Silent
The Old Silent
Richard Jury Series

8 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #5 · debuted Sep 1989

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Cover of The Old Contemptibles
The Old Contemptibles
Richard Jury Series

8 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted Feb 1991

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Martha Grimes’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

7 series · 37 books

Richard Jury Series

0 of 25 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Man With a Load of Mischief 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Old Fox Deceiv'd 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Anodyne Necklace 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Dirty Duck 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Jerusalem Inn 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Help the Poor Struggler 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Deer Leap 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 I Am the Only Running Footman 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Five Bells and Bladebone 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Old Silent 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Old Contemptibles 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Horse You Came In On 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Rainbow's End 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Case Has Altered 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Stargazey 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Lamorna Wink 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Blue Last 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Grave Maurice 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 The Winds of Change 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Old Wine Shades 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Dust 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 The Black Cat 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Vertigo 42 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 The Knowledge 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 The Old Success 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Emma Graham Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Hotel Paradise 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Cold Flat Junction 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Belle Ruin 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Fadeaway Girl 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Andi Oliver Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Biting the Moon 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Dakota 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Foul Matter Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Foul Matter 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Way of All Fish 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Martha Grimes Other Novels

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Send Bygraves (Short Story) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The End of the Pier 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Martha Grimes Short Story Collections

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Train Now Departing 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Martha Grimes Non-Fiction Books

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

American crime writer and literature professor

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