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The Victim in Victoria Station (Dorothy Martin Mysteries, No. 5)

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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.

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.

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.

Dorothy Martin continues her amateur sleuth career in London this time. Dams has a wonderful knack for characters and setting that brings you full tilt into the wacky life of her heroine. The wig and rhinestone glasses disguise she dons along with her gimpy leg made me laugh out loud. Dams' books are addictive escapism, and this is no exception. Dorothy hauls her friends into helping her solve the case and even when her instincts are muddled, she stays on track, issuing orders and plotting the demise of the wretched murderer.I have to say, as one who has enjoyed all of this series, I wish the author would go into a few more details about the solving of the mystery from Dorothy's point of view. But all in all, Dorothy Martin has become an old friend that I look forward to spending time with again soon.

Jeanne Dams writes very entertaining mysteries featuring a senior citizen sleuth transplanted from the US to a small village in England. In this latest, she travels to London. While on the train she meets a young American on his first visit to the country. She looks forward to showing him some of the sights, but before the trip is over, the young man is dead and the mystery begins.