DOROTHY MARTIN MYSTERIES
The newest editions to my COVID reading list is a series with a retired schoolteacher, Dorothy Martin as its main character. Dorothy grew up in a small Indiana town, became a grade schoolteacher and married Frank Martin, a college professor. The Martins had spent time in England while Frank was teaching at a small English College. They absolutely fell in love with England and decided to retire there; unfortunately, Frank passed away before they could move. Dorothy decided to move anyway. She purchases a 17 th century cottage in a town that’s a hour-ish outside of London. It’s here that she starts her retirement escapades as a solver of crimes. Dorothy has an attraction for wearing hats, some of them are quite unique and each book mentions one or more of the hats in her repertoire. Along the way the author describes events in British historical events and landmarks located near the site of the murder or places encountered along the way. There are also continual Englis...