Don't miss this one. It was a long wait between Dorothy Martin volumes, and it was worth the wait. If you love a locked room mystery and can't see how one can be created in today's modern world, think again! Terrific cast of characters in a completely workable scenario. Read this one twice! Dorothy and her retired detective inspector husband remain two of my favorite mystery characters. Would love to see this one as a movie. If you like the mysteries of Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers, then here is one for you, complete with eccentric guests and murders. American expat Dorothy Martin who is married to retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt is invited to spend the weekend at a restored country mansion. The expected purpose is to enjoy the Guy Fawkes Day festivities and the company of friends. When a terrible and unexpected storm destroys the estate's gardens, it also traps everyone at the house, without power or communications. While trying to clean up the debris left by the storm and reestablish communications with the rest of the world, Dorothy and Alan find a skeleton in the roots of an overturned tree and then a mummified body in a secret closet of the mansion. One of the guests drowns, and others are injured before the mystery is solved. Lots of twists and turns and unexpected relationships. Several references to Agatha Christie's mysteries throughout the book. A very traditional British cozy.
Do You like book A Dark And Stormy Night (2011)?
The best Dorothy Martin mystery yet. I read most of it in one sitting; I couldn't put it down.
—jazzy
