The Dagger Before Me

American Anglophile Dorothy Martin uncovers strange goings-on when she attends the christening of an English aristocrat.

Dorothy Martin and her husband Alan have been invited to rural Suffolk to take part in the christening of the newest member of the aristocratic Montcalm family. But on arriving at Dunham Manor, they discover the household in turmoil as the ceremonial dagger used in Montcalm family christenings for generations past, has gone missing. Dorothy and Alan offer their help in locating the ancient heirloom, but when a stranger is murdered in the village - stabbed in the back with an ornate dagger - Sir Edwin Montcalm finds himself the prime suspect in a very puzzling murder.

It will take all Dorothy and Alan's well-honed investigative skills to untangle a web of long-buried secrets, historic conflicts and murderous inclinations which threaten to destroy the traditions and the very existence of the Montcalms' way of life for ever.

Author: Jeanne M. Dams
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 06/01/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780727888709

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 04/08/2019
Booklist 05/01/2019 pg. 26

About the Author
Dams, Jeanne M.: - Jeanne M. Dams, an American, is a devout Anglophile who has wished she could live in England ever since her first visit in 1963. Fortunately, her alter ego, Dorothy Martin, can do just that. Jeanne lives in South Bend, Indiana, with a varying population of cats.

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