The Dirty Duck
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The Dirty Duck is a pub in Shakespeare’s beloved Stratford, and in this pub Miss Gwendolyn Bracegirdle of Sarasota, Florida, fresh from a performance of As You Like It, takes her last drink. A few minutes later she is slashed ear to ear, the only clue: two lines from an unknown poem printed across a theater program. The razor-happy murderer, it seems is stalking a group of rich American tourists. And Scotland Yard Superintendent Richard Jury, just passing through Stratford for a glimpse of the intriguing Lady Kennington, instead takes a crash course in the bloodier side of Elizabethan verse.
Martha Grimes
Martha Grimes is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the long-running Richard Jury mystery series. The recipient of the 2012 Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, Grimes is acclaimed for her distinctive blend of British detective tradition, memorable characters, and darkly witty mystery writing. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland.
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