Crisis at the Cathedral: A Dorothy Martin Mystery

International terrorism intrudes into the cozy world of American Dorothy Martin, a former schoolteacher, and her English husband, retired Chief Constable Alan Nesbit, in Dams’s unlikely 20th outing for the endearing couple (after 2017’s The Missing Masterpiece). Impressed by the friendly, cosmopolitan Mr. and Mrs. Ahmed, who have recently moved from Iraq to Sherebury, England, with their two beautifully behaved children, and finding that they share her interest in Western classical music, Dorothy suggests that they attend a performance of Handel’s Messiah at the local cathedral. The concert is to be followed by a buffet laid on at the Rose and Crown, a nearby inn. When the Ahmeds fail to appear at the Rose and Crown, Dorothy begins to worry, especially since the couple have left their children at the inn. She thinks recent terrorist incidents in London and elsewhere in England could mean terrorists are behind their disappearance. Aided by MI5, elderly Dorothy and Alan investigate in between snacking, shopping at Tesco’s, attending church services, washing the dog, and cataloguing their aches and pains. Those seeking a realistic picture of terrorism in modern-day Britain will have to look elsewhere. [em]Agent: Kimberley Cameron, Kimberley Cameron Agency. (June) [/em]