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MURDER AT THE COUNTRY CLUB



SYNOPSIS

Kitty Underhay is playing doubles… with death.

Kitty Underhay is accompanying her fiancé, Matthew Bryant,and Bertie, his new cocker spaniel, on an outing to Torbay Country Club. However, the delightful day soon turns to disaster. Walking Bertie in the shaded grotto after an exhilarating archery demonstration, Kitty makes an unsporting discovery: the body of their host, Sir William Winspear, with an arrow in his back.

When the local inspector falls foul interviewing female witnesses, Kitty steps up to the mark. And she quickly discovers that Sir William had threatened one of the guests, dashing Russian dancer Ivan, who is dependent on him for patronage. When Kitty overhears a damning conversation between Ivan and his sister, the case seems clear. But the next day Ivan is disqualified as he is found face down in the pool…

The race is on for Kitty to find the real killer, but she must keep her head in the game if she is to outwit this cunning murderer. And when the final score comes in, will it be ‘killer: three, Kitty: zero’…?


Title: Murder at the Country Club
Author: Helena Dixon
Series: Miss Underhay Mysteries #9
Publisher: Bookouture
Publication date: June 17, 2022




Helena Dixon splits her time between the Black Country and Devon. Married to the same man for over thirty five years she has three daughters, a cactus called Spike, and a crazy cockapoo. She is allergic to adhesives, apples, tinsel and housework. Her addictions of choice are coffee and reality TV. She was winner of The Romance Prize in 2007 and Love Story of the Year 2010 as Nell Dixon. She now writes historical 1930's set cozy crime. Nell enjoys hearing from readers and you can read her news and contact her via her website at http://www.nelldixon.com



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REVIEW

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The thing I like about reading long time running series is that feeling you sometimes get of meeting back with old friends every time you pick up a new book. With the Kitty Underhay Series that feeling is even stronger. Kitty, Matt and all the satellites around them are like family now and you just want things to go well for them basically because they’re good people.

In this 9th installment of their adventures, a quiet day out at the local country club soon turns into chaos when…yeah, you guessed it, Kitty stumbles upon a dead body! Girl seems to have a magnet for them! Inspector Greville will enlist Kitty and Matt’s help to track the killer but will they be able to find them before they strike again?

Cozy mysteries are always so much fun! The quaint atmosphere, the small communities where everyone knows everyone and the classic mystery vibe where the investigation is based purely on the questioning of suspects and deduction are always so appealing to me, and Murder At The Country Club is a great example.

Despite the small pool of suspects I kept changing theories as the story progressed and, after several red-herrings, twists and turns, the resolution felt deeply satisfying. Overall, it was one of the mysteries I enjoyed the most throughout the series.

Kitty and Matt are such a delight! Their slow burning romance has been evolving quietly, according to the times they live, since book one. One thing I love about it is how their relationship has always been based on mutual respect, encouraging each other and putting no pressure on the other one to change and fit whatever mould society expects them to fit.

The cast of secondary characters is awesome as always. Grams, Alice…even Mrs. Craven! It was also nice to see bit of more of Dolly in her new role as Kitty’s sidekick.

With the wedding date looming on the horizon I can’t wait to see how their personal situation and work partnership will evolve once they’ve tied the knot.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

PS: can I just mention how much I love the art work on the covers of all the books in the series? Such a fantastic job!






 

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