MALICE IN MINIATURE (Jeanne Dams)

Yes, I know, I can't seem to stop reading the adventures of the delightful Dorothy Martin.  She and Chief Constable Alan Nesbitt are now newlyweds and living in Dorthy's almost- restored cottage in Sherebury.  Ada Finch interrupts their tea time with the news that her often inebriated son, Bob, has been arrested for stealing a miniature tea set from Brocklesby Hall, where he is employed as a gardener.  The charges are dropped, but Dorothy becomes  intrigued by the monstrous Brocklesby Hall and the Museum of Miniatures housed there.  Sir Mordred Brocklesby, the museum's owner, is a strange little man who is obsessed with miniatures and surrounded by even stranger characters, so when his formidable housekeeper is found poisoned there are a plethora of suspects to be ruled out.  Since Alan is away, Dorothy investigates (with his blessing) and manages to uncover another murder in the process. This cozy includes some very interesting twists and turns, a few red herrings, and an adorable late-in-life marriage that warms the heart.  I can't waitr for dorothy's next adventure.