The Winds of Change

By Martha Grimes

When an unidentified five-year-old girl is shot on a grimy street in London, Jury knows this will be one of the hardest investigations of his career. He is joined by his colleague DI Johnny Blakeley, head of the paedophile unit of New Scotland Yard, who suspects Viktor Baumann, owner of an iniquitous house on the same street - an operation Blakeley has been long trying to shut down.

Meanwhile, at Angel Gate, where Jury's trusty sidekick, Melrose Plant, is now a gardener, an unidentified woman has been murdered in the grounds of Declan Scott's estate. First on the scene is commander of the Devon and Cornwall police, Brian Macalvie. Three years earlier, Declan Scott's four-year-old stepdaughter, Flora, was abducted and shortly after her disappearance, her mother died too, leaving Declan bereft.

Together Jury, Macalvie, Blakeley and Plant rake over the past and the present and find that all sign posts point to the guilt of Viktor Baumann, who happens to be Flora's father. But when no one in this case is exactly who they seem, how can Jury be sure?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Release date: Aug 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9781611859218

Martha Grimes

Bestselling author Martha Grimes is the author of more than thirty books, including twenty-two Richard Jury mysteries. She is also the author of Double Double, a dual memoir of alcoholism written with her son. The winner of the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award, Grimes lives in Bethesda, Maryland.

Reviews for The Winds of Change

[phoenixcomet · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I much preferred Martha Grimes' style when she affected classic British literature; however, her novels make more sense now with well defined plots and characters who are old friends and written as the American that she is. Richard Jury is called to a murder site of a 5 year old girl and his heart breaks. At the same time, a disappearing child case from 3 years ago is found to be connected to the dead girl. Flora Baumann, daughter of Victor Baumann and step-daughter of Declan Scott disappeared 3 years prior. Mary Scott, Flora's mother, died 6 months after her daughter's disappearance. Victor is believed to run a high-end child pornography ring with a house located across from where the unidentified 5 year old was shot. Richard, Melrose and Macalvie are determined to get to the bottom of this case. For once, a relatively happy ending. As usual, children are deftly deployed throughout the novel.

[irisrose_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I in love with Richard Jury ( hmm sounds like a song..) he reminds me a little of Gibbs in NCIS. Well written thoughtful mystery. * All of her titles are pubs in England.