The Stargazey

Richard Jury, Book 15

By: Martha Grimes

Narrated by: Steve West

Saturday night. It was not a night to be spending alone, riding a bus. When he was a teenager at the comprehensive, Saturday night without a girl, without a date, without at least your mates to raise hell with, Saturday night alone would have been shameful. One wouldn't want to be seen alone on a Saturday night…. Who are you kidding? That was never your life, Jury, not yours.

©1998, 2013 Martha Grimes (P)2014 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

The most entertaining Grimes novel I've heard

I stumbled on the Richard Jury books and found they had very entertaining if odd characters. Each character that continues from book to book seems to get deeper, funnier and better developed with each. This is the most entertaining of all the Jury books I've listened to, and I will likely go for the entire series. The narrator does a lively and excellent job of injecting humor and nuance into a vast variety of voices.

Another winner

A great reading and a wonderful addition to this series. It blends mystery, suspense and humor.

Perfect narration

I'm a fan of the Richard Jury series. The Stargazey is one of Martha Grimes' best. All her great characters make an appearance and the plot is excellent.

Quite Good but somewhat…

…dissatisfying. Especially Jury’s part in it. I can’t say what bothers me most because it would be a spoiler.

Intrigue and humor

In addition to the intricate plot line one comes to expect from the author, there are some delightful laugh-out-loud (for me at least) intervals involving Melrose Plant and a discussion of 'art.'

Martha is a fine writer

Sometimes the whole suffers from the artificial insemination of a very unnecessary and usually lame romantic subplot, but she writes so well and so lyrically interesting that I usually listen twice just for the pleasure of her very fine language. This is a really good one that has all her best characters entertainingly interacting with many, many classic lines. She’s a jewel.

Really good!

Keeps you engaged and waiting for the next turn! The characters are very believable, too bad they never catch the bad guy!

I love the Audible App.

Fill the drive time beautifully. Also enjoy listening in front of the fire on a cold winter night.

Fantastic puzzle to unwind.

Martha Crimes and Steve West are a formidable duo. Grimes books are almost impossible to put down.

Entertaining and well thought-out.

Where does The Stargazey rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Can't place it I've listened to over 200!

What other book might you compare The Stargazey to and why?

Can't say, I've read far to many books to start comparing.

What about Steve West’s performance did you like?

One the best performers/narrators that I've listened to. I will actually try books just because he is narrating. On of the best female voice portrayals for a male performer so far. Steve West and Simon Prebble are my favourite male narrators.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

Any additional comments?

I've enjoyed this whole series with the exception of the Deer Leap, The Lamorna Wink, and Dust. The first two I mention I found upsetting, and Dust was just all over the place; made very little sense. (The talking animals were a bit much!)