Dorothy Martin mysteries
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 1
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[1995]
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After she attends a Christmas service, Dorothy Martin, 60, an American widow living in England whose outrageous hats are the talk of the village, stumbles over the body of the local canon. She turns sleuth to help out the chief constable, also a widower. A debut in fiction for an Indiana writer.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 2
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A land developer is killed in Sherebury, England, and police suspect environmentalists, but they are too busy to handle the case because of a forthcoming royal visit. So the case is taken by Dorothy Martin, an American widow working in a bookstore who is the sweetheart of the chief of police.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 3
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Community leaders from various churches in Chicago descend on a small Scottish island for an exercise in brotherhood. The exercise ends with the murder of a member of the group, and it is up to Dorothy Martin, a 60-year-old widow to find the killer.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 4
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[1998]
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"Now married to her constable, Alan Nesbitt, Dorothy settles in for a life of peace, quiet, and domestic bliss. Which lasts for perhaps a month."--BOOK JACKET. "Then Ada Finch calls: Bob, her gardener son who has a wee problem with the bottle, is being accused of the attempted theft of a Sevres ten set from the informal toy museum at Brocklesby Hall, and she doesn't know what to do. So, would Dorothy ... ?"--BOOK JACKET. "Of course she will, even...
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The victim in Victoria Station: a Dorothy Martin mystery , Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 5
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To perish in Penzance: a Dorothy Martin mystery , Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 7
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Winter of discontent: a Dorothy Martin mystery , Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 9
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2011
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The new Dorothy Martin mysteryWhen Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are invited to a country house weekend, they expect nothing more explosive than the Guy Fawkes fireworks. Having read every Agatha Christie ever written, Dorothy should have known better. Rendered isolated and incommunicado by the storm, Dorothy and Alan nevertheless manage to work out what in the world has been happening at ancient Branston Abbey....
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 11
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2012.
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Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired chief constable Alan Nesbitt, while on holiday in the English village of Broadway, discover the body of a man in a quarry, and as the police have no suspects Dorothy investigates.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 12
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c2012
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Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, have just visited Buckingham Palace to see their good friend ex-Chief Inspector Jonathan Quinn receive the George Cross, when they stumble across the body of a young girl hidden in a section of St. James's Park that is normally closed to the public.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 13
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2013
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Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, are invited to join their close friends Nigel and Inga Evans at a Welsh music festival. When a tragic accident takes the life of one of the choir, and the same fate befalls the star soloist, Dorothy and Alan find themselves in the midst of an investigation as tumultuous, passionate and complicated as any opera.
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 14
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2014.
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Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt go to Orkney in Scotland to see some intriguing Stone Age excavations. When the donor of the dig is found murdered, Dorothy and Alan launch an unofficial investigation into the murder.
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2014
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The new compelling mystery featuring Anglophile Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired policeman Alan Nesbitt . . . Dorothy Martin’s husband, Alan Nesbitt, is heavily involved in the complex and lengthy process of choosing a new bishop for Sherebury Cathedral. The very day that the short list is announced publicly, one of the candidates is found murdered in his own church. With a long list of possible suspects, including Alan himself, Dorothy and...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 16
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2015.
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Dorothy and Alan investigate when a body is discovered at the bottom of an elevator shaft during an art department party at Sherebury University and the killer shows signs of striking again.
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2016
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American Anglophile Dorothy Martin tackles a tricky puzzle in the historic university town of Cambridge Dorothy Martin isn’t overly enthusiastic when her husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt, invites her to accompany him to a conference in Cambridge, picturing cramped student accommodation. But St Stephen’s turns out to be recently renovated, and, bolstered by en suite facilities, Dorothy is looking forward to exploring the historic...
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Smile and be a villain: a Dorothy Martin mystery , Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 18
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 19
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[2017]
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When Dorothy Martin goes to France - alone because Alan is stuck back home in Sherebury with a broken ankle - she worries about her ability to get along in a language she barely speaks, and in a country she hasn't seen for over fifty years. But by the time Alan joins her a week later, Dorothy has found herself embroiled in one mystery after another: a woman drowning in quicksand; a man suffering a nea--fatal fall in the abbey at Mont Saint Michel;...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 20
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2018.
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"When Dorothy Martin and her husband Alan meet the wealthy Ahmad family, they are charmed by their courtesy, their perfect English, their delightful children and their commitment to peace. Following a concert at Sherebury Cathedral, the Ahmads offer to host a party afterwards at the Rose and Crown pub. But Mr and Mrs Ahmad don't show up. Their children are asleep upstairs at the inn, but the parents are nowhere to be found. With suspicions of kidnap...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 21
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2019.
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"Dorothy Martin and her husband Alan have been invited to rural Suffolk to take part in the christening of the newest member of the aristocratic Montcalm family. But on arriving at Dunham Manor, they discover the household in turmoil as the ceremonial dagger, used in Montcalm family christenings for generations past, has gone missing. Dorothy and Alan offer their help in locating the ancient heirloom, but when a stranger is murdered in the village...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 22
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2020.
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"When Dorothy Martin and her ex-policeman husband Alan are asked by some good friends to look into a series of petty crimes that are perplexing the local Mounties in the picturesque Canadian city of Victoria, they immediately jump on a plane to British Columbia and settle themselves into the heart of the local community. Drinking champagne with the local businessman and would-be politician as well as cups of tea with the local recluse, they infiltrate...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 23
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2020
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American Anglophile Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired chief constable Alan Nesbit, are enjoying a pleasant, albeit rain-soaked, stay in the historic university city of Durham with their old friend David Tregarth. Castle tours and cathedral services fill their days as they wander up and down the steep, cobbled lanes of the medieval city. But the holiday comes to an abrupt halt when David's elderly great-aunt is accused of the murder of a fellow...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 24
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2021.
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"Retired chief constable Alan Nesbit and his wife Dorothy Martin are in the beautiful historic city of Bath to celebrate Dorothy's birthday, enjoying the city's elegant surroundings, sightseeing, shopping--and champagne. But the celebrations are curtailed when they discover a curious assortment of loot in their car boot during a trip to Stonehenge--from precious artefacts to cheap jumble sale trinkets. The stolen items are linked to various historic...
25) A deadly web
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 25
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2022.
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When an "unofficial" relative of Alan's arrives from the States, Dorothy and Alan are drawn into a tangled web of murder and lies. Dororthy Martin is more than capable of dozing during a raging storm in her snug house in Sherebury, but the loud ping of an unexpected text on her husband Alan's phone quickly wakes her up. Alan's unofficial great-niece, Lucy Bowman, is coming over from the States for a conference. When Lucy arrives, she gushes about...
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Dorothy Martin mysteries volume 26
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2024.
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A trip to the Lake District proves to be anything but idyllic when Dorothy and Alan investigate a mysterious death. Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired chief constable Alan Nesbitt, jump at the chance to holiday in the beautiful Lake District when Alan's old friend, Christopher Prideaux, invites them to visit him in Grasmere. A party at Christopher's cottage is the perfect way to meet the locals, but one stands out - accountant Donald Atkinson,...