A meandering drive on a beautiful day, a visit to a local apple orchard, a chance for Bertie the dog to stretch his legs but… has Kitty Underhay just found a dead farmer?
England, 1936. On a clear autumn day, Kitty and her mischievous spaniel Bertie take a drive to a nearby village. After a long walk in the rolling country hills and lunch in a pretty tearoom, what could be nicer than to buy a couple of bottles of local cider for her husband – and partner-in-crime solving – Matt? Instead, she finds a body in the orchard…
Kitty is shocked to discover Titus Blake dead, crushed by his own cider press. The new local detective arrives swiftly, making it clear he has no time for amateur sleuths, especially a woman. Hearing his words, Kitty and Matt are determined to get to the bottom of the mystery before the sour inspector. Titus’s estranged brother, reclusive housekeeper and even his long-suffering son soon make their suspect list.
But when the police get wind of Kitty and Matt’s snooping, the inspector firmly tells them to keep their noses out. Now in a race to find the killer, the inquisitive pair are stopped in their tracks when their chief suspect is also found dead in the barn. Can Kitty find the rotten apple before it’s too late, or will the killer feed her a poisoned fruit first?
If you love Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey or Lee Strauss, you will be utterly gripped by this totally charming cozy murder mystery!
England, 1936. On a clear autumn day, Kitty and her mischievous spaniel Bertie take a drive to a nearby village. After a long walk in the rolling country hills and lunch in a pretty tearoom, what could be nicer than to buy a couple of bottles of local cider for her husband – and partner-in-crime solving – Matt? Instead, she finds a body in the orchard…
Kitty is shocked to discover Titus Blake dead, crushed by his own cider press. The new local detective arrives swiftly, making it clear he has no time for amateur sleuths, especially a woman. Hearing his words, Kitty and Matt are determined to get to the bottom of the mystery before the sour inspector. Titus’s estranged brother, reclusive housekeeper and even his long-suffering son soon make their suspect list.
But when the police get wind of Kitty and Matt’s snooping, the inspector firmly tells them to keep their noses out. Now in a race to find the killer, the inquisitive pair are stopped in their tracks when their chief suspect is also found dead in the barn. Can Kitty find the rotten apple before it’s too late, or will the killer feed her a poisoned fruit first?
If you love Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey or Lee Strauss, you will be utterly gripped by this totally charming cozy murder mystery!
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Author: Helena Dixon
Series: Miss Underhay #17
Publisher: Bookouture
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Kindle ARC
No. of Pages: 245
Date of Publication: September 4, 2024
My Rating: 5 Stars
MY THOUGHTS:
It is a normal day for Kitty Underway. Well, it was anyway. After heading to a nearby village, Kitty is out for a walk with her dog Bertie, an adorable spaniel, and she decides to purchase some of the local ale for her husband Matt. While finding the ale fairly easily, Kitty finds something she wasn’t prepared for, happening upon a dead body. This definitely wasn’t on the agenda. More than that, the body was that of Titus Blake, seemingly cursed by his own cider press.
As Kitty and Matt have been become more and more proficient when it comes to amateur sleuthing, they easily decide to try and discover who it was that was responsible for killing Titus Blake. There is definitely more than one person who could have been the killer, and both Kitty and Matt are determined to discover just who that is. Meanwhile, the local inspector would just rather Kitty and Matt would head on home and leave the investigating to him. Considering that we readers are blessed with the seventeenth book in this series, it comes to no surprise that the couple have no intention on listening to the inspector.
What a delightful read and a great addition to a thoroughly enjoyable series. I love Kitty and Matt, and of course their dog Bertie steals the scene more than once. Bring on book 18. I am more than ready and eager.
Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
housework. She was winner of The Romance Prize in 2007 and Love Story of the Year 2010 as Nell Dixon.
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