Murder in the Park, Jeanne M. Dams
Murder in the Park, Jeanne M. Dams
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Murder in the Park

Author: Jeanne M. Dams

Narrator: Libby McKnight

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/05/2022


Synopsis

Introducing spirited female sleuth Elizabeth Fairchild in the first of the brilliant new Oak Park village mystery series.

June, 1925. Having been widowed in the First World War, Elizabeth Fairchild lives a quiet life at the home of her wealthy parents in genteel Oak Park, Illinois.

Although she does her best to avoid emotional entanglements, determined never to be hurt again, Elizabeth forms a close friendship with gentle Mr Anthony, who owns the local antiques store.

But tragedy strikes when Mr Anthony is found stabbed to death in the alley behind his shop. Why would anyone murder a mild-mannered antiques dealer who simply loved beautiful things? A robbery gone wrong? A gangland execution?
Or could it have something to do with the mysterious customer who bought a gold pocket watch from Mr Anthony on the day he died?

When one of her father’s oldest friends is accused of the crime, Elizabeth determines to expose the real killer. But her investigations soon attract unwelcome attention. With gangsters moving into the neighbourhood from
nearby Chicago, Oak Park is no longer the safe haven it once was. Could Elizabeth be seriously out of her depth?

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. Dorothy has featured in twenty-four previous novels. Jeanne lives in South Bend, Indiana.


Reviews

Goodreads review by S.J. on March 07, 2022

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

Goodreads review by Beth on April 29, 2023

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

Goodreads review by Lisa on August 06, 2022

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

Goodreads review by Nancy on July 26, 2022

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

Goodreads review by Katie on January 25, 2022

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