The Knowledge

In Martha Grimes's latest Richard Jury mystery, London's labyrinthine streets become the backdrop for a double-homicide that ensnares the city's most astute black cab driver, Robbie Parsons. After witnessing a brutal murder outside the exclusive Artemis Club and being forced to transport the killer, Parsons's world collides with that of Superintendent Richard Jury. Jury, personally affronted by the death of an astrophysicist he recently befriended, delves into a case spiraling from London to Nairobi. What begins as a local crime quickly unravels into an international odyssey involving stolen Kenyan art, rare gems, high-stakes gambling, and a long-simmering act of revenge. As Jury navigates the intricate web of clues, assisted by the street-smarts of young Patty Haigh and the unique "Knowledge" of London's cabbies, he uncovers secrets stretching from Tanzanian mines to closed Reno casinos, all leading to a shocking truth.