Martha Grimes

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The England I write about doesn't strike me as the real one.

I have readers tell me that I must be bored, but that's not true. I am never bored with the characters. I like them.

When you write the first book of a series, you do have to be careful what you put in because then you are stuck with it.

From Martha Grimes

In Baltimore, I was walking with a friend who was playing at a pub he kept referring to as the Horse. But when I saw the sign 'The Horse You Came In On' - I thought, 'My God.' I had no intention of ever setting a Jury novel in the U.S., but when I saw that, I thought, 'That's it.' The names are very important.

From Martha Grimes