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Dorothy Martin Books in Order

Dorothy Martin by Jeanne M. Dams contains 28 books, published between 1995 and 2026. The first book is The Body in the Transept (1995) and the newest is A Thief's Folly (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
28
Published
1995–2026
Confirmed
28 of 28 titles
Pages on record
3,567 in 16 of 28 books
Reading time
59–89 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,567 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 16 of 28 titles with a page count on record.

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Dorothy Martin is an American retired teacher living in an English village, and murder keeps finding her there. Jeanne M. Dams has written 28 catalogued books about her, from The Body in the Transept (1995) to A Thief's Folly (2026). Trouble in the Town Hall (1996), Holy Terror in the Hebrides (1997), The Victim in Victoria Station (1999) and Killing Cassidy (2000) fill the early run. Women detectives and English village life run through the subjects, and the series continues.

How many Dorothy Martin books are there?

Dorothy Martin has 28 books, released between 1995 and 2026.

Dorothy Martin Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 28 Dorothy Martin books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Holy Terror in the Hebrides by Jeanne M. Dams, book 3 of the Dorothy Martin series (1997)
  2. Cover of Malice in Miniature by Jeanne M. Dams, book 4 of the Dorothy Martin series (1998)
  3. Cover of The Victim in Victoria Station by Jeanne M. Dams, book 5 of the Dorothy Martin series (1999)
  4. Cover of Killing Cassidy by Jeanne M. Dams, book 6 of the Dorothy Martin series (2000)
  5. Cover of To Perish in Penzance by Jeanne M. Dams, book 7 of the Dorothy Martin series (2001)
  6. Cover of Sins Out of School by Jeanne M. Dams, book 8 of the Dorothy Martin series (2002)
  7. Cover of Winter of Discontent by Jeanne M. Dams, book 9 of the Dorothy Martin series (2004)
  8. Cover of The Evil That Men Do by Jeanne M. Dams, book 11 of the Dorothy Martin series (2012)
  9. Cover of The Corpse of St James's by Jeanne M. Dams, book 12 of the Dorothy Martin series (2012)
  10. Cover of Shadows of Death by Jeanne M. Dams, book 14 of the Dorothy Martin series (2013)
  11. Cover of Day of Vengeance by Jeanne M. Dams, book 15 of the Dorothy Martin series (2014)
  12. Cover of The Gentle Art of Murder by Jeanne M. Dams, book 16 of the Dorothy Martin series (2015)
  13. Cover of Blood Will Tell by Jeanne M. Dams, book 17 of the Dorothy Martin series (2016)
  14. Cover of Smile and Be a Villain by Jeanne M. Dams, book 18 of the Dorothy Martin series (2016)
  15. Cover of A Dagger Before Me by Jeanne M. Dams, book 21 of the Dorothy Martin series (2019)
  16. Cover of Death in the Garden City by Jeanne M. Dams, book 22 of the Dorothy Martin series (2019)
  17. Cover of Death Comes to Durham by Jeanne M. Dams, book 23 of the Dorothy Martin series (2020)
  1. 1
    The Body in the Transept1995 · 210 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1995210
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  2. 2
    Trouble in the Town Hall1996 · 246 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996246
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  3. 3
    Holy Terror in the Hebrides1997 · 184 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997184
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  4. 4
    Malice in Miniature1998 · 228 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998228
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  5. 5
    The Victim in Victoria Station1999 · 208 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999208
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  6. 6
    Killing Cassidy2000 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000251
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  7. 7
    To Perish in Penzance2001 · confirmed 3/4
    2001–
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  8. 8
    Sins Out of School2002 · 254 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002254
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  9. 9
    Winter of Discontent2004 · 254 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004254
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  10. 10
    A Dark and Stormy Night2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    The Evil That Men Do2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  12. 12
    The Corpse of St James's2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    Murder at the Castle2013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  14. 14
    Shadows of Death2013 · 218 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013218
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  15. 15
    Day of Vengeance2014 · 211 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014211
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  16. 16
    The Gentle Art of Murder2015 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015215
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  17. 17
    Blood Will Tell2016 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016215
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  18. 18
    Smile and Be a Villain2016 · 217 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016217
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  19. 19
    The Missing Masterpiece2017 · 215 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017215
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  20. 20
    Crisis at the Cathedral2018 · 217 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018217
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  21. 21
    A Dagger Before Me2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  22. 22
    Death in the Garden City2019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  23. 23
    Death Comes to Durham2020 · 224 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020224
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  24. 24
    The Bath Conspiracy2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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  25. 25
    A Deadly Web2022 · confirmed 3/4
    2022–
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  26. 26
    Village Politics Can Be Murder2024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  27. 27
    Terror on the Train2025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  28. 28
    A Thief's Folly2026 · confirmed 3/4
    2026–
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Is there a chronological order for Dorothy Martin?

No separate chronological order is on record for Dorothy Martin, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Dorothy Martin books in order?

You should read the Dorothy Martin books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dorothy Martin book also stands alone.

Where to start with Dorothy Martin

Start with The Body in the Transept (1995), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Dorothy Martin book?

A Thief's Folly (2026) is the newest Dorothy Martin book released so far.

Is there a new Dorothy Martin book coming?

No next Dorothy Martin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Dorothy Martin at a glance

Still running
Dorothy Martin is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Dorothy Martin books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,567 pages across the 16 of 28 books with a recorded length, a median of 217 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Dorothy Martin books, 13 of 28, were published in the 2010s.

What the Dorothy Martin books are about

24 of the 28 Dorothy Martin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: martin, dorothy (fictitious character) is tagged on 11 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Jeanne M. Dams

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.