Martha Grimes

Novelist

Birthday May 2, 1931

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Pennsylvania

Age 93 years old

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About

An American author of detective fiction, she wrote a series of novels featuring Richard Jury, a Scotland Yard inspector.

Before Fame

She taught at the University of Iowa, Frostburg State University, and Montgomery College.

Trivia

She received the Nero Wolfe Award for Best Mystery of the Year for her 1983 novel The Anodyne Necklace.

Family Life

She and her brother--the children of William and June Grimes-- grew up in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Associated With

She and Gaston Leroux both wrote detective fiction.