Murder in the Park

It’s always something of a challenge to write a heroine who tends to be rather stoic – she can so easily come across as uncaring. But Dams is an experienced author with the long-running Dorothy Martin series under her belt and that sure-footedness shows in her characterisation of Elizabeth and the d......more

I picked up this book because it's about the suburb I live in back in 1925. I learned that there was a women's chapter of the Ku Klux Klan here then which was shocking. But otherwise, the writing was stilted and its handling of Black characters cringe-worthy.......more

There is a reason that “Cozy Crime” got its name. It is the comforting fact that when you read it that no matter how much drama and chaos has ensued for the majority of the novel that the ending will always be satisfactory and you can rest peacefully that the bad guy has been vanquished and the good......more

First in a new series. This is the first book I've read by this author (although I see she has another series of books). I thought the setting of 1920's Oak Parks, IL was interesting, as was the main character of Elizabeth Walker Fairchild. However, I hope in future books Elizabeth breaks away from......more

Elizabeth Fairchild is a young widow having lost both her husband and unborn child during the First World War. She lives in Oak Park, Illinois – a suburb of Chicago with her parents in their upper middle class home. She does all the things society expects of her – charities, social events, church. S......more