230:. One of the characters, Mr. Britten, is drawn on Britten Leo Martin Sr., who then ran Martin's Store, which he owned with his father and brother. Martin's Store is accessible by a short walkway from the Mountain Lake Hotel, the site of the former hotel, which was torn down in 1967.
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Martha Grimes Walks Into a Pub: Essays on a Writer with a Load of
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who has given up his titles. Each of the Jury mysteries is named after a
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248:for best mystery of the year for
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654:"Martha Grimes Biography"
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