Sins Out of School, Jeanne M. Dams
Sins Out of School, Jeanne M. Dams
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Sins Out of School

Author: Jeanne M. Dams

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 7 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/27/2003

Synopsis

English food is all well and good in its place, but for expatriate amateur sleuth Dorothy Martin, there's nothing like a good Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings to make November seem complete. In the midst of the preparations, though, when Dorothy gets a call to help out for one day at the local school because Amanda Doyle just hasn't shown up, she does agree to help; she was, after all, a schoolteacher. Things turn out very badly on Thanksgiving Day. As she awaits the arrival of her guests, Dorothy gets another call: Could she look after Mrs. Doyle's nine-year-old daughter, Miriam? The child's father has been murdered, and the murmurings over the wishbone are not part of any celebration Dorothy would have planned.

"Dorothy's outsider status gives her a fresh perspective on village eccentricities. . . . Dorothy's not exactly bland herself, given her penchant for detecting, her colorful millinery, and her phone-answering cat."—Detroit Free Press

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 Rosemary on November 10, 2021

A very good story with interest from beginning to end. The local primary head teacher contacts Dorothy in desperation asking her to fill in when a class teacher fails to turn up during a flu pandemic. The teacher's best friend and fellow teacher is worried as it is so unlike her friend to let anyone......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on September 21, 2024

Sins Out Of School is book eight in the Dorothy Martin series by Jeanne M. Dams. Retired School Teacher Dorothy was missing home, so she threw a traditional American Thanksgiving in her new home in Sherebury, England. However, before she could start the preparations, Dorothy got a call from Catherin......more

Goodreads review by Evelyn on July 30, 2022

This was my first Dorothy Martin novel. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I think I should have read an earlier book to get a feel for the character. I did learn some facts about teaching schoolchildren in the UK as opposed to teaching in America. The mystery was not bad. The victim was so universally hated......more

Goodreads review by Neill on February 01, 2021

Religion and politics in small town England. Dorothy Martin is a retired American teacher married to Alan Nesbitt, a retired police inspector. They live in Sherebury, England, a small town dating back to medieval times. When Dorothy receives a call from Catherine Woolley, a local Head Teacher she kne......more

Goodreads review by Rowena on June 21, 2021

Although the plot of this book is as good as her others, the lack of a UK editor is clear to see. Of course Dorothy talks American, but her UK characters would never e.g. go 'marketing'.... and her lack of knowledge of the school system and terminology is all too clear!......more

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