- Mass Market Paperback: 260 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (Jan 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0061013463
- ISBN-13: 978-0061013461
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,176,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Dorothy is a dear."-- "New York Times Book Review""Pleasurable...Benefits from its sleth's appealing...personality."-- "Publishers Weekly"
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Vacation can be murder...
A peaceful vacation on the charming Scottish island of Iona sounds idyllic to sometime sleuth Dorothy Martin. But Dorothy soon finds that while Iona is charming, her vacation won't be peaceful. Thrown in with a bickering American church tour, she tries to keep her distance. But she can't stay away from murder.
Everybody believes the unpleasant American's fatal fall from a cliff is accidental. Everybody, that is, except Dorothy. The only witness, she saw a small clue the police dismiss, one that makes her believe the death was not an accident. With the police closing the case, Dorothy feels bound to investigate. But it's a choice she may regret...
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IF THE UNIVERSE behaved in the foreshadowing manner it used to in thirties thrillers, a thunderstorm would have been in progress, or threatening, or at the very least clouds would have been gathering as the little bus jolted over the road across Mull. Read the first page
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IF THE UNIVERSE behaved in the foreshadowing manner it used to in thirties thrillers, a thunderstorm would have been in progress, or threatening, or at the very least clouds would have been gathering as the little bus jolted over the road across Mull. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Retired widow Dorothy Martin takes a couple weeks vacation on the Isle of Iona off the Scottish coast. Also vacationing on the island is an quarrelsome mixed religious group from Chicago. Already loathing each other, things turn ugly when one of the members, Bob Williams, slips off a cliff edge in what seems like a freak accident.
However, Dorothy observes that Bob seems to have slipped over a spot of water that should not have been there. Anyone of his companions could have purposely formed a puddle so that Bob would fall. Dorothy decides to investigate whether the Methodist minister was actually the victim of a murder. However, by inquiring into the incident, Dorothy may have set herself up to be the next victim and her friend Chief Constable Nesbitt is at home in England so is unavailable to rescue a damsel in distress.
HOLY TERROR IN THE HEBRIDES is the third entry (see THE BODY IN THE TRANSEPT and TROUBLE IN THE TOWN HALL) in American expatriate Dorothy Martin mysteries and like its predecessors is a well written cozy due to the garrulous yet delightful Dorothy and the descriptive setting. However, this series is not for everyone. Instead it is suited for readers who enjoy a leisurely paced, slow motion mystery.
Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I felt let down after reading Holy Terror in the Hebrides because the incident in the cave did not really develop into a murder except in Dorothy's imagination. The real terror was the storm not the supposed murder. I also felt that her response when she came out her door to go to the church was a bit overdone, considering the state of her arthritic knees. I like a bit of romance, but the scene at the end was as quick as spilt milk and I was left thirsty for a bit more. However, the descriptions were great and I wanted to see Iona for myself, eat the delicious food and even try the haggis.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Brush off your tartans, and roll your RRRs ....
28 Nov 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Dorothy Martin, an American widow with arthritic knees and a penchant for hats, travels with the reader into this cozy mystery set on a dramatic island off the coast of Scotland. Bright flowers, glorious hiking, historic landmarks, mislaid keys, heavenly meals, a canny cat, travel to the dark and mysterious island of Staffa, even a cure for seasickness, factor into a fun and clever whodunit. When one of the members of an acrimonious church group is lost and presumed drowned in Fingal's cave, Dorothy senses more than knows that it is murder. Back at the beautiful island, she puzzles out the numerous motives, as a major storm blows an ill wind across the island. Better batten down the hatches, this one is exciting.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A charming English cozy
20 Jun 2000
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is the third in Jeanne M. Dams' delightful English cozy series featuring Dorothy Martin, a retired American schoolteacher living in Sherebury, England. In this adventure, our heroine, en route to a vacation on the Scottish island of Iona, finds herself on a bus with an ill-assorted, bickering American church tour group headed for the same idyllic destination. Dorothy's holiday turns out to be anything but peaceful: An obnoxious American is killed in a fall from a cliff in Fingal's Cave, and Dorothy suspects murder. As if that weren't enough, the island is hit by an extremely violent storm. This is a wonderful series, with a charming sleuth and many likable characters. I recommend beginning with the first novel, "The Body in the Transept," and reading the books in order, so you can become acquainted with Dorothy and her friends.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Nonexistent plot.
23 Oct 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I really enjoy the Dorothy Martin character; she's wonderfully self-confident and true to herself at all times. But this book is just barely a mystery--I felt really let down at the end. Great characters and interesting setting can't make up for a weak (to be generous) plot.
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