Dorothy Martin Mystery Books in Order

Newly widowed Dorothy Martin has barely settled into Sherebury when she trips over a body outside the cathedral on Christmas Eve. Her search for the killer becomes the start of a very English new life.

While trying to repair her ancient house, Dorothy gets pulled into a bitter fight over Sherebury's town hall after a body is found inside. Village politics and quiet corruption make the case far messier than it first appears.

A trip to the Hebrides promises peace but delivers stormy weather, suspicion, and murder. As Dorothy investigates on the Isle of Iona, her personal life shifts too, giving this seaside case extra emotional weight.

Dorothy's interest in dollhouses leads her into a prickly world of collectors, theft, and obsession. When tensions turn deadly, her eye for tiny details may be the key to solving a very real murder.

After chatting with a stranger on a train, Dorothy is horrified when he turns up dead as they reach London. Her search for answers leads into the software world and a case far from cozy village life.

A small bequest draws Dorothy and Alan back to Indiana, where the dead man had feared he would be murdered. Old ties, local grudges, and questions about inheritance turn Dorothy's homecoming into a dangerous investigation.

Alan and Dorothy head to Cornwall to revisit an old unsolved case, only to find themselves facing a fresh killing. The coastal setting is lovely, but the past has not stayed buried.

When Dorothy fills in as a substitute teacher, she stumbles into a case involving a troubled child, a missing teacher, and a harsh religious sect. Her classroom instincts prove unexpectedly useful.

The death of Sherebury's museum curator looks grim enough, then Dorothy learns the victim once mattered to her closest friend. Loyalty, old love, and local history make this a deeply personal case.

A country-house weekend turns grim when a violent storm topples a tree and exposes a skeleton. Dorothy and Alan must untangle old secrets before the past claims another victim.

After a royal ceremony, Dorothy and Alan discover an unidentified girl dead in St James's Park. When their friend Jonathan Quinn admits he knows more than he is saying, the mystery becomes tangled and urgent.

Holidaying in the Cotswolds, Dorothy and Alan find a man dead below an abandoned quarry. With few suspects and no clear motive, Dorothy's curiosity leads them into increasingly dangerous ground.

A Welsh music festival at a medieval castle should be a treat, until a fatal accident and a second death turn it into an operatic nightmare. Dorothy and Alan must sort art, ego, and old passions.

Dorothy reluctantly visits the Orkney Islands and gets swept up in an archaeological mystery when a wealthy dig sponsor is found dead. Ancient ruins, modern greed, and island tensions drive the case.

Church politics turn lethal when Alan joins the committee choosing a new bishop for Sherebury and candidates start dying. Dorothy follows the rivalries, resentments, and secrets behind this clerical murder case.

An evening at Sherebury University's art department ends with a corpse at the bottom of a lift shaft. Dorothy and Alan dig into jealousies, rivalries, and the sharp edges of academic life.

At a Cambridge conference, Dorothy steps into a laboratory and sees blood on the floor, only for it to vanish moments later. The mystery tests her instincts before anyone will admit a crime has happened.

A peaceful holiday on Alderney is ruined when Dorothy and Alan find a man dead on a steep path. The death looks accidental, but the couple soon senses a far murkier story.

Dorothy travels to Mont-Saint-Michel and finds herself amid missing visitors, strange stories, and rumors of a lost medieval manuscript. History, lies, and a treacherous setting combine in this French-set puzzle.

Dorothy and Alan befriend a Muslim family visiting Sherebury, then panic when the parents vanish after a cathedral concert and one child disappears too. Fear, prejudice, and real danger hang over the search.

A tour of English pageantry takes a dark turn when a ceremonial dagger disappears at a christening and then turns up in someone's back. Dorothy and Alan must make sense of ritual, rivalry, and murder.

Asked to look into petty crimes in Victoria, British Columbia, Dorothy and Alan expect a mild puzzle. Instead they find missing people, social ambition, and murder hiding beneath the city's polished surface.

A visit to Alan's retired police friend in Durham becomes a complicated murder inquiry involving an elderly relative, university students, and family strain. Dorothy's sleuthing turns risky when the case hits close to home.

Alan treats Dorothy to a birthday week in Bath, but sightseeing gives way to suspicion when the pair are linked to a string of odd thefts. Clearing their names means chasing a thief with bigger motives.

A visit from Alan's unofficial great-niece should be simple, until questions about her engagement ring are followed by a brutal hit-and-run. Dorothy traces the case through lies, identity shifts, and family worry.

A Lake District holiday becomes an investigation when an unpopular local accountant dies during the fell race. Dorothy and Alan soon discover that village grudges and an old scandal have deadly staying power.

On a cross-country train trip from Chicago to Seattle, Dorothy witnesses someone fall from the moving train. Once a body is found, she and Alan must work out whether it was accident, murder, or something stranger.

When Dorothy's friend Jane suffers a stroke and seems desperate to reveal a secret, Dorothy suspects something valuable is hidden in the house. A thief gets there first, sending Dorothy after a stolen treasure.