Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Body in the Transept | 1995 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 2 | Trouble in the Town Hall | 1996 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 3 | Holy Terror in the Hebrides | 1997 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 4 | Malice in Miniature | 1998 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 5 | The Victim in Victoria Station | 1999 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 6 | Killing Cassidy | 2000 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 7 | To Perish in Penzance | 2001 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 8 | Sins Out of School | 2002 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 9 | Winter of Discontent | 2004 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 10 | A Dark and Stormy Night | 2011 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 11 | The Evil That Men Do | 2012 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 12 | The Corpse of St James’s | 2012 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 13 | Murder at the Castle | 2013 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 14 | Shadows of Death | 2013 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 15 | Day of Vengeance | 2014 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 16 | The Gentle Art of Murder | 2015 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 17 | Blood Will Tell | 2016 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 18 | Smile and Be a Villain | 2016 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 19 | The Missing Masterpiece | 2017 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 20 | Crisis at the Cathedral | 2018 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 21 | A Dagger Before Me | 2019 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 22 | Death in the Garden City | 2019 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 23 | Death Comes to Durham | 2020 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 24 | The Bath Conspiracy | 2021 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 25 | A Deadly Web | 2022 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 26 | Village Politics Can Be Murder | 2024 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
| 27 | Terror on the Train | 2025 | Jeanne M. Dams | Buy |
The Dorothy Martin series follows an American widow who has settled in an English cathedral town and developed an inconvenient habit of stumbling across dead bodies. Starting with The Body in the Transept (1995), the series ran for three decades through Terror on the Train (2025), making Dorothy one of the most enduring amateur sleuths in cozy mystery fiction.
The titles map Dorothy’s travels across England: Holy Terror in the Hebrides, To Perish in Penzance, The Corpse of St James’s, Murder at the Castle, Death in the Garden City, and Death Comes to Durham each take her to a new location. Despite the body count, the series maintains the gentle tone and emphasis on community that defines the cozy mystery genre, with Dorothy’s curiosity and common sense driving each investigation.