When businessman Tom Treadnor is shot dead inside The Queen Pub, it is one of few agreed upon facts about the man. As Richard Jury attempts to sort through the differing opinions about Treadnor, he finds that neither his widow, staff, or colleagues can be trusted.

Compounding his incertitude is the discovery of a dead-ringer for Treadnor, photographed in the United States. All the while, Wiggins, Jury’s partner at New Scotland Yard, sets off on a journey of his own: his long lost sister has just reestablished contact with the family.

Fast-paced, witty, and gripping, with a plot as unpredictable as its characters are familiar, The Red Queen marks a triumphant return after a six year absence for Mystery Writers of America Grand Master award winner and New York Times bestselling author Martha Grimes.