Jeanne M. Dams books

Jeanne M. Dams is an American cozy mystery author best known for the long-running Dorothy Martin series set in England and the Hilda Johansson historical mysteries.

Anthologies

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Manhattan Mysteries 2005 Buy
A Feast of Crime 2005 Buy
Writing Murder: A Basic Guide to Writing Mystery Fiction 2012 Buy

Dorothy Martin Reading Order

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The Body in the Transept 1995 Buy
Trouble in the Town Hall 1996 Buy
Holy Terror in the Hebrides 1997 Buy
Malice in Miniature 1998 Buy
The Victim in Victoria Station 1999 Buy
Killing Cassidy 2000 Buy
To Perish in Penzance 2001 Buy
Sins Out of School 2002 Buy
Winter of Discontent 2004 Buy
A Dark and Stormy Night 2011 Buy
The Evil That Men Do 2012 Buy
The Corpse of St James’s 2012 Buy
Murder at the Castle 2013 Buy
Shadows of Death 2013 Buy
Day of Vengeance 2014 Buy
The Gentle Art of Murder 2015 Buy
Blood Will Tell 2016 Buy
Smile and Be a Villain 2016 Buy
The Missing Masterpiece 2017 Buy
Crisis at the Cathedral 2018 Buy
A Dagger Before Me 2019 Buy
Death in the Garden City 2019 Buy
Death Comes to Durham 2020 Buy
The Bath Conspiracy 2021 Buy
A Deadly Web 2022 Buy
Village Politics Can Be Murder 2024 Buy
Terror on the Train 2025 Buy

Hilda Johansson Reading Order

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Death in Lacquer Red 1999 Buy
Red, White, and Blue Murder 2000 Buy
Green Grow The Victims 2001 Buy
Silence Is Golden 2002 Buy
Crimson Snow 2005 Buy
Indigo Christmas 2008 Buy
Murder in Burnt Orange 2011 Buy

Oak Park Village Mystery Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Murder in the Park 2022 Buy
Music and Murder 2023 Buy
Murder of a Recluse 2025 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Foolproof 2009 Buy

Jeanne M. Dams has been writing cozy mysteries since 1995, producing over forty books across several series. The Dorothy Martin mysteries form the heart of her work, following an American retiree who moves to England and keeps finding herself in the middle of murder investigations. The series ran for twenty-seven books through 2025, making it one of the longer-running entries in the cozy mystery genre.

The Hilda Johansson series offered a historical counterpart, setting mysteries in early 1900s South Bend, Indiana. The Oak Park Village Mystery series, beginning in 2022, gave Dams a new contemporary setting. She has also contributed to mystery anthologies and written a guide to mystery writing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Jeanne M. Dams written?

Jeanne M. Dams has written 41 books across five series.

What was Jeanne M. Dams's first book?

Jeanne M. Dams’s first book is The Body in the Transept, published in 1995.

What are Jeanne M. Dams' most popular series?

Her most popular series is Dorothy Martin, with twenty-seven books following an American widow solving crimes in England. She also writes the Hilda Johansson historical mysteries and the Oak Park Village Mystery series.

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