In Martha Grimes' newest, most intriguing novel yet, Richard Jury follows a beautiful blonde to the gates of Fulham Palace--only to hear of her death three days later. Soon Jury realizes that he may have finally met his match in this mystery woman--dead or alive...

* A major bestseller: New York Times , USA Today , Los Angeles Times

"Wondrously eccentric." -- New York Times Book Review

"Delightfully entertaining. Grimes' popular Richard Jury returns in top form...a must-have from one of today's most gifted and intelligent writers." -- Booklist (starred review)

"The literary equivalent of a box of Godiva truffles...Wonderful." -- Los Angeles Times

"Martha Grimes's wintry new mystery envelops the reader in all the comforts of an English whodunit... The Stargazey is wellworth setting your sights on." -- USA Today

"The author weaves a psychologically complex plot [and] delicious wit." -- Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"Wonderfully daffy and endearing." -- Publishers Weekly

"One of the established masters of the genre."-- Newsweek

"Read any one [of her novels] and you'll want to read them all."-- Chicago Tribune

"Grimes is not the next Dorothy Sayers, not the next Agatha Christie. She is better than both."-- Atlanta Journal & Constitution