This author, residing in Indiana, debuted with an award-winning first novel that introduced a charming detective. Her works are characterized by intelligent writing, drawing readers into mysteries filled with twists and turns. Through her characters, she explores complex relationships and human nature with a keen eye for detail. Her mystery novels are beloved for their ability to craft compelling narratives that keep readers guessing until the very end.
Dorothy Martin's birthday celebrations in Bath are curtailed when she and her husband, Alan Nesbit, discover a curious assortment of loot in their car boot on a trip to Stonehenge. As Dorothy and Alan determine to prove their innocence and catch a thief, they are soon swept into a conspiracy that runs much deeper and darker ...
Alan's unofficial great-niece, Lucy Bowman, arrives from the States and can't wait for Dorothy and Alan to meet her fiance, Iain. But when Iain is the victim of a hit-and-run in London, Dorothy learns that he wasn't all he seemed to be. Can she separate fact from fiction to untangle a deadly web of lies?
"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 patient at her nursing home. How could a frail dementia sufferer commit such a terrible deed? Dorothy is determined to prove Aunt Amanda's innocence, and launches into an unofficial investigation. But as she and David navigate their way amongst reckless students, inefficient police work and witnesses who have lost the ability to remember, the investigation soon becomes as twisty, slippery and treacherous as the damp cobblestones outside . . ."--Provided by publisher.
June, 1925. Elizabeth Fairchild lives a quiet life at the home ofher wealthy parents in genteel Oak Park village, Illinois, but tragedy strikeswhen her friend Mr Anthony is found stabbed to death in the alley behind hisantiques shop. When one of her father's oldest friends is accused of the crime,Elizabeth determines to expose the real killer.
Dorothy Martin and her husband Alan head to the Canadian city of Victoria to investigate a series of petty crimes. But when a woman goes missing and a body is discovered, it would appear that the petty crimes have turned deadly - and Dorothy and Alan have embarked on a trip that will become far more dangerous than they ever envisaged...
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, an egoist hoping to become a politician, clearly isn't popular among his fellow villagers. When he's found mysteriously dead during the Fell Race, could his demise be due to a sudden, fatal medical emergency, or was it murder? Dorothy and Alan find themselves catapulted into a disturbing case that will lead them back in time, and to a terrible, scandalous secret that someone is determined to keep hidden.
1926. Spirited female sleuth Elizabeth is drawn into Chicago's growing jazz scene to see the world's best trumpeter, Louis Armstrong, in action. But an explosion of the roof causes panic and threats emerge from the KKK. Elizabeth has made herself a target, but she has a plan to save the club. involving the notorious criminal Al Capone.