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Title: Sins Out Of School by Jeanne M. Dams ISBN: 0-373-26474-7 Publisher: Worldwide Mystery Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (5 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Almost 4 Stars
Comment: I enjoy this light mystery series. I find Dorothy Martin interesting - mature, yet sometimes silly enough to make her not stuffy. This is the eighth in the series and one of the better ones. A schoolteacher's husband is killed and she, along with her young daughter, are having trouble coping with all the pressures that would go along with that. In steps Dorothy to help her both with the coping and with the solving of the mystery. Her investigation takes her a few times to London, which provides a break from the smalltown descriptions that normally accompany a book in this series. There were two reasons I did not give this book 4 stars: I was able to figure out the culprit long before the end of the book and I find the character of Dorothy's husband, Alan, a 2-dimensional character and wish he would be fleshed out a bit. But, this is a quite enjoyable read and I would recommend it, particularly to those that have read the earlier books in the series.
Rating: 1
Summary: ehhhh.... Used to be a fun series
Comment: I've really enjoyed the other books in the Dorothy Martin series, especially Holy Terror in the Hebrides and Victim in Victoria Station. I'm only 60 pages into Sins Out of School, and I think I've closed the book for good. Another reviewer had it right - Jeanne Dams has become sanctimonious.
If you're Anglican / Episcopalian and are into heavy tradition and an "important" building to worship in, this book may be for you. Otherwise, stick with the previous books in the series.
Rating: 4
Summary: A pleasant cozy
Comment: This seemed to me to be one of the better books in this Dorothy Martin series. The plotting and characters were well done and the story moved along quickly and evenly. The plot opens with a totally submissive mother and young daughter, one or both of whom appear to have murdered the domineering husband/father. They don't ask for Dorothy Martin's help but they get it anyway. She and her ex-Chief Constable husband work on the case, tracking it through a self-righteous religious sect and almost to the British parliament.
The writer does two tricky things well. She manages to write reasonably accurately about life in an small English cathedral town from the point of view of an American, and she has two people working as a detective team without turning one of them into a buffoon (as in the Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot novels). She has also presented a fairly long series without becoming formulaic.
If you enjoy this genre, you'll probably like this book, so curl up beside the fire and enjoy, and share it with a friend.
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Title: Malice in Miniature by Jeanne M. Dams ISBN: 0061013455 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: To Perish In Penzance by Jeanne Dams ISBN: 0373264380 Publisher: Worldwide Mystery Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The English Breakfast Murder (Childs, Laura. Tea Shop Mysteries.) by Laura Childs ISBN: 042519129X Publisher: Prime Crime Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Victim in Victoria Station: A Dorothy Martin Mystery by Jeanne M. Dams ISBN: 0802733379 Publisher: Walker & Co Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Trouble in the Town Hall by Jeanne M. Dams ISBN: 0061011320 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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