The Body in the Transept

“Fans of the English cozy will put the kettle on, snuggle under a lap rug, and sigh contentedly.”

Kirkus Reviews

AN ENCHANTING COZY MURDER MYSTERY FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel.

It's Christmas Eve

in the small town of Sherebury. Dorothy Martin, a recently widowed American, is having her first Christmas in England.

But as she leaves the cathedral's midnight mass, she literally stumbles over a dead body — and it’s one of the priests, Canon Billings.

He wasn’t very popular and the list of suspects includes most of the town

. But Dorothy doesn’t give up easily when it comes to finding out the truth.

Of course, she does get to meet Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, and a good mystery on a chilly English night does have some appeal.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT DOROTHY MARTIN

“

Dorothy is a dear

.”

New York Times

Book Review

“If you're a

classic mystery lover

, you're sure to enjoy the books of Jeanne M. Dams. Her characters, settings and stories have a depth not often seen in this sub-genre.”

Mystery News

“A cozy

as comforting as a hot cup of tea

and as deliciously spicy as one of Dorothy's mince pies.”

Publishers Weekly

THE DETECTIVE

Dorothy Martin, sixtyish widow from Indiana and retired schoolteacher, moves to England shortly after her husband dies. A move they had planned to make together. Like the author, she has a taste for fabulous hats.

SETTING

The fictitious cathedral city of Sherebury, located somewhere in the southeast of England. A small and beautiful town, it is a mix of many real cities and towns in the England so loved by the author. She guarantees that no American fast-food chains will ever crop up on the High Street of Sherebury, where pubs, tea shops, and Indian restaurants thrive.

DISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE MURDER MYSTERY SERIES

DOROTHY MARTIN MYSTERY SERIES

Book 1: THE BODY IN THE TRANSEPT
Book 2: TROUBLE IN THE TOWN HALL
Book 3: HOLY TERROR IN THE HEBRIDES
Book 4: MALICE IN MINIATURE
Book 5: THE VICTIM IN VICTORIA STATION
Book 6: KILLING CASSIDY
Book 7: TO PERISH IN PENZANCE
Book 8: SINS OUT OF SCHOOL
Book 9: WINTER OF DISCONTENT
Book 10: A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
Book 11: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO
Book 12: THE CORPSE OF ST JAMES’S
Book 13: MURDER AT THE CASTLE
Book 14: SHADOWS OF DEATH
Book 15: DAY OF VENGEANCE
Book 16: THE GENTLE ART OF MURDER
Book 17: BLOOD WILL TELL