The Knowledge, Grimes - B-

                                                       I was pleasantly surprised to see that the 87-year-old Grimes had published her 24th novel in the Richard Jury series that goes back to 1981. The ageless Jury and his cohort of odd-ball friends, Carol-anne, Melrose Plant, Diane Demorney, Marshall Trueblood, Vivian Rivington, and his priceless Sergeant, Wiggins, continue to delight and amuse. The pub in this one is named after "the knowledge" that London's cabbies have to acquire to pass the strenuous test to become licensed. Knowing every nook and cranny of the city allows them to establish a cabbies-only place so off the beaten track that no one else can find it. As always, this was  a delight.