Dorothy Martin's wedded bliss could only be improved if her husband didn't have to go gallivanting all over the world, advising local police on new procedure. Dorothy's life could only be improved if she didn't keep stumbling across the recently-and criminally-deceased.
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Dorothy Martin of eccentric hat fame finds another dead body in this fifth installment in Dams's successful series (Death in Lacquer Red, etc.). Sixty-something Dorothy, an American who recently married British police officer Alan Nesbitt, resides in the cathedral town of Sherebury. With Alan on business in Africa, Dorothy travels to London only to find that the young American businessman with whom she had chatted earlier has died somewhere along the trip to Victoria Station. When the death is not reported in the papers, Dorothy becomes suspicious, and with the help of Sherebury's resident computer whiz Nigel Evans, she discovers that the young man was the CEO of a rising software company. Dorothy infiltrates the company's London office as a temporary secretary and begins hunting about for the truth. Her tenure in the corporate office flushes out several suspects and coincides with another murder. Dams has always provided clever tales, and Dorothy is quickly becoming popular among mystery fans. Once again, however, there are a few blemishes in an otherwise amiable story. Dorothy's London friends, Americans Tom and Lynn Anderson, are a little too understanding; and Dorothy is yet another cloyingly spry senior citizen. Although the finale is not especially surprising, it is gratifying. (Sept.) FYI: Dams received the Agatha Award for her first Dorothy Martin mystery, The Body in the Transept.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Series sleuth Dorothy Martin interrupts a chat with a young man on the London train to get some coffee, but when she returns, the man is dead. Finding no notice in the papers, Dorothy begins a search for clues. Another solid "English" cozy with an American lead.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This review is from: The Victim in Victoria Station (Dorothy Martin Mysteries, No. 5) (Hardcover)
I was very excited about 'Victim in Victoria Station' and could not wait to get started. However, I was soon disappointed. The reason for Alan not being there was very contrived and I cannot imagine anyone rushing off to keep an appointment after her experience on the train. There were too many characters in the office to keep track of, especially since they were not very relevant to the story. The murders and motives are never explained, yet we are taken ad nauseam through endless (fruitless?) late night searches. Not one of the best in the series. Missed the hats as well, although I did enjoy the red one near the beginning.
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I could hardly wait to read this latest Dorthey Martin book. So I bought the hard cover. It is so bad I almost did't finish it. The murders are never explained. The characters are all gray and you need a guide to tell them apart. In the end you think to yourself,"That is it?" Mrs. Martin, not your best effort.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Another enjoyable Dorothy Martin read,
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This review is from: The Victim in Victoria Station (Dorothy Martin Mysteries, No. 5) (Hardcover)
As an anglophile and part-owner of a software development company, this one had me intrigued before I opened the cover; it didn't let me down. Dams could have made mistakes when she forayed into technical issues, but she didn't. The prose is clean and simple to understand for those non-technical. The plot moved well, and the setting was interesting. Alan was missed in this book, and not just by Dorothy. Hopefully he will have more of a presence in the future stories I'm already eagerly awaiting.
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