The Gentle Art of Murder, Jeanne M. Dams
The Gentle Art of Murder, Jeanne M. Dams
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The Gentle Art of Murder

Author: Jeanne M. Dams

Narrator: Kate Reading

Unabridged: 9 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/29/2023

Synopsis

Murder threatens to disturb the creativeness of Sherebury’s art collegeOne late-summer’s evening, before the beginning of the new term, Dorothy Martin and her husband, retired police detective Alan Nesbitt, are guests at Sherebury University art department’s drinks party to introduce the new teaching assistant, sculptress Gillian Roberts.However, tragedy strikes on a tour of the sculpture department when the lift breaks down and a corpse is discovered at the bottom of the lift shaft. Dorothy and Alan become involved in the ensuing investigation, putting their local knowledge and sleuthing skills to good use once again.But when another member of the art faculty goes missing and someone receives threatening phone calls, it seems the killer still has something to hide and may very well strike again …

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.

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 09, 2022

There are times when I really enjoy a book in this series but give it 4 stars because I feel the solution comes too suddenly in the end if you know what I mean. I can't say that about The Gentle Art of Murder as the ending was really so logical and the bit in the plot I queried had a rational explan......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on August 15, 2022

5/5 this book was phenomenal. Absolutely had no idea where it was going to turn when events would be taken care of. Audibly gasped several times I loved how realistic it was. No crazy batshit happened like in some murder mysteries do. But this was something that would legitimately happen.......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on June 19, 2019

Fun story line. A bit dry, but it was a good English mystery......more

Goodreads review by Mayda on August 31, 2015

Like any business, universities must make money to survive, and departments that bring in the most money are favored above those which don’t. Even worse are departments that themselves need money to maintain their standards. Such is the case in the art department at Sherebury University. Declaring t......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on July 04, 2016

Not very good at all, in my opinion. A poor person's Agatha Christie. As well as suffering from lacklustre plotting, dull characterisation and plodding prose, I have difficulty with writing that can't get even clichés correct: 'just deserts' instead of 'just desserts'. Wouldn't bother with it or any......more

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“This amateur-sleuth cozy features plenty of likely suspects and enough suspense to keep readers guessing.” Booklist

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