Blood Will Tell, Jeanne M. Dams
Blood Will Tell, Jeanne M. Dams
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Blood Will Tell

Author: Jeanne M. Dams

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/26/2023


Synopsis

American Anglophile Dorothy Martin tackles a tricky puzzle in the historic university town of CambridgeDorothy Martin isn’t overly enthusiastic when her husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt, invites her to accompany him to a conference in Cambridge, picturing cramped student accommodation. But St. Stephen’s turns out to be recently renovated, and, bolstered by ensuite facilities, Dorothy is looking forward to exploring the historic and beautiful city.It is not long, though, before disaster strikes. Lost in the maze of college buildings, Dorothy stumbles into a laboratory—and is shocked to find what looks like a pool of blood on the floor. She flees, to fetch help, but when Alan checks it out, there is nothing to be found. Was she mistaken? Or has a terrible crime been committed?Dorothy, who can never resist a puzzle, determines to find out.

About Jeanne M. Dams

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.

About Kate Reading

Kate Reading, named an AudioFile Golden Voice, has recorded hundreds of audiobooks across many genres, over a thirty–year plus career and won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. Among other awards, she has been recognized as an AudioFile Magazine Voice of the Century, Narrator of the Year, Best Voice in Science Fiction and Fantasy, and winner of an Publisher’s Weekly’s Listen-Up Award. She records at her home studio, Madison Productions, Inc., in Maryland.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosemary on January 10, 2022

Another engrossing book from Jeanne M Dams. Here we have a police conference taking place in a Cambridge college where Dorothy is left to her own devices while Alan attends a function. She is frightened out of her wits when she stumbles into one of the dark buildings which houses a lab with a large......more

Goodreads review by Judy on November 18, 2015

I look forward to reading novels written in this Dorothy Martin series and have enjoyed the ones I've read in the past. For some reason this particular one did not seem to ever connect with me in a personal way. Dorothy and her husband are on a trip to Cambridge where he is attending a five day symp......more

Goodreads review by Grey853 on April 23, 2016

Dorothy Martin travels with her husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt, to a police conference in Cambridge. While staying at St Stephen's, Dorothy is looking forward to exploring while Alan is busy. On the first day, she gets lost and goes into the wrong building. She sees a pool of blood i......more

Goodreads review by Mw on March 21, 2016

Dams is the ultimate Anglophile! Her latest story takes place in Cambridge where Alan, a retired Chief Superintendent, and his wife, Dorothy are attending a police conference. Alan is a guest participant and Dorothy gets involved in suspicious happenings in one of the Science buildings on campus. Je......more

Goodreads review by Karen on August 01, 2019

Super slow. More description of the main characters day - breakfast, walks, hat, achy feet - than action pertaining to the mystery. Once in a while something relevant would creep into the story. But it never really picked up. Quick read, so I just breezed through it and that's that.......more


Quotes

“A new entry in this series is always welcome for fans of fictional amateur sleuths.” Booklist

“A visit to Cambridge University is educational in more ways than one… Dorothy finds clues in a few of her favorite Dorothy L. Sayers mysteries, including Gaudy Night, that help lead to a solution.” Kirkus Reviews

“[In] Dams’s delightful seventeenth Dorothy Martin mystery…Anglophiles will relish every aspect of St. Stephen’s and its gorgeous Cambridge surroundings.” Publishers Weekly