The Gentle Art of Murder - (Dorothy Martin Mystery) by Jeanne M Dams (Paperback)

About the Book

One summer's evening, Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt, are guests at Sherebury University art department's drinks party. But the evening turns sour when, on a tour of the sculpture department, the lift breaks down - revealing a corpse at the bottom of the lift shaft...

Book Synopsis

Murder threatens to disturb the creativeness of Sherebury's art college

One late-summer's evening, before the beginning of the new term, Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt, are guests at Sherebury University art department's drinks party to introduce the new teaching assistant, sculptress Gillian Roberts

However, tragedy strikes on a tour of the sculpture department, when the lift breaks down and a corpse is discovered at the bottom of the lift shaft. Dorothy and Alan become involved in the ensuing investigation, putting their local knowledge and sleuthing skills to good use once again.

But when another member of the art faculty goes missing and someone receives threatening phone calls, it seems the killer still has something to hide and may very well strike again . . .

Review Quotes

"Will appeal to fans who favor classic golden-age mysteries in the Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers mold"-- "Booklist"

"Fans of warm and fuzzy traditional English mysteries will be satisfied"-- "Publishers Weekly"

About the Author

Jeanne M. Dams, an American, is a devout Anglophile who has wished she could live in England ever since her first visit in 1963. Fortunately, her alter ego, Dorothy Martin, can do just that. Jeanne lives in South Bend, Indiana, with a varying population of cats.