Thursday, August 23, 2012
Malice in Miniature (Book Review)
Jeanne M. Dams Malice in Miniature (1998) “A Dorothy Martin Mystery”. Dorothy is a 60-ish American lately married to a Chief Constable. Presumably the backstory was provided in the earlier books. Her part-time gardener, a lush, is accused of stealing miniatures, but that’s put right. Nevertheless, Dorothy wants to know what’s really going on at Brocklesby Hall, which houses a museum of dollhouses, their cranky owner, and miscellaneous staff. Two rather unpleasant people are murdered, and Dorothy (rather implausibly IMO) gets to help with the investigation. She’s nearly murdered in her turn, but her husband arrives in the nick of time to save her. He later announces that he will fully support any future sleuthing. End of fantasy.
Light fluff, just right for occasional summer reading, but not a series I’ll be looking for. **
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