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Murder on the Cornish Coast

A Miss Underhay Mystery, Book 19

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Murder on the Cornish Coast

By: Helena Dixon
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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Completely addictive British cozy crime mystery

A bright blue sky, a glamorous boating party, an English manor house on the Cornish cliffs… and surely not another murder! Get Kitty Underhay on the case!

Cornwall, 1937. Kitty Underhay has been called to investigate some fishy goings-on in the beautiful coastal village of St Mawes. The body of Lady Cordelia Hedges’ beloved father was found floating in the sea, and shortly afterwards Cordelia herself was almost killed…

Determined to piece together the puzzle, Kitty spends her first evening in the Cornish bay at one of Cordelia’s lavish parties. But she’s not just soaking up the idyllic surroundings with her husband Matt, she’s at the party to get to know those closest to their host. The sleuthing duo quickly realise they’re in unchartered waters and this could be their toughest case yet.

Later that evening, a scream wakes Kitty in the middle of the night: Lady Cordelia is sitting bolt upright in bed, swearing someone has been in her room. As Bertie the dog retrieves a knife from behind the curtain, Kitty’s list of suspects grows: could the murderer be Cordelia’s suspicious stepsister, her spoiled future mother-in-law, or someone even closer to home…?

Then a house guest eats a poisoned chocolate from a box addressed to Cordelia and dies. This latest tragedy helps Kitty to make progress in her investigations at last. But is Kitty floundering? Will she be able to solve this case before someone else gets hurt, or will Kitty end up in a watery grave?

Fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss will adore this utterly charming murder mystery. The perfect treat for cozy crime fans!

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This was a nice change to pace and style. Loved the family working together. I would have liked to have seen the family-staff more closely involved this time but I understand why not.

Nice New

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Another brilliant murder mystery, with Captain Bryant and his wife Kitty, set off to help a friend of her cousins to find out who killed her father and reclaim her memories. They recreate the gathering of the birthday party to see if this helps her.

Very thrilling with many possibilities, I had loads of fun listening to this story, in fact I may do it again!

Read perfectly again by Karen Cass, just superb.

Murder on the Cornish Coast

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I love the way Helena writes, it’s humorous, thrilling and somehow so familiar, although luckily these exciting adventures have not happened to me, thank goodness!

The writing

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I have all of the Miss Underhay mysteries on Audible,and have come to realise that I prefer Alex Tregear as the narrator. Also I'm sorry to say I worked out the culprit quite early on in this story.

very descriptive writing of scenes and characters.

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