CCA Book Discussion - The Body in the Transept by Jeanne M. Dams

Our book discussion for Wednesday, November 15 will be The Body in the Transept by Jeanne M. Dams

Zoom link, in-person meeting place and discussion questions will be sent on Monday, November 13.

From the Amazon website:  AN ENCHANTING COZY MURDER MYSTERY FROM A BESTSELLING AUTHOR.  Winner of the Agatha Award for Best First Novel.

It's Christmas Eve in the small town of Sherebury. Dorothy Martin, a recently widowed American, is having her first Christmas in England.  
But as she leaves the cathedral's midnight mass, she literally stumbles over a dead body — and it’s one of the priests, Canon Billings.
He wasn’t very popular and the list of suspects includes most of the town. But Dorothy doesn’t give up easily when it comes to finding out the truth.  Of course, she does get to meet Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt, and a good mystery on a chilly English night does have some appeal.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT DOROTHY MARTIN:  “Dorothy is a dear.” New York Times Book Review.  “If you're a classic mystery lover, you're sure to enjoy the books of Jeanne M. Dams. Her characters, settings and stories have a depth not often seen in this sub-genre.” Mystery News.  “A cozy as comforting as a hot cup of tea and as deliciously spicy as one of Dorothy's mince pies.” Publishers Weekly

THE DETECTIVE:  Dorothy Martin, sixtyish widow from Indiana and retired schoolteacher, moves to England shortly after her husband dies. A move they had planned to make together. Like the author, she has a taste for fabulous hats.

SETTING:  The fictitious cathedral city of Sherebury, located somewhere in the southeast of England. A small and beautiful town, it is a mix of many real cities and towns in the England so loved by the author. She guarantees that no American fast-food chains will ever crop up on the High Street of Sherebury, where pubs, tea shops, and Indian restaurants thrive.