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Matt and Kitty were back in the summer of 1933 investigating the disappearance of important papers from a safe and a murder mystery. Were both connected, or was it connected to Kitty’s parents?
My second book by author Helena Dixon, the entire setting of the Enderley Hall gave an eerie feeling to the prose. Kitty’s instincts were right when she felt something nasty was afoot. The author’s writing kept the pace rolling on as new details came to light. Another death added to the need to solve the mystery.
Past and present overlapped when the murdered lady called Kitty by her mother’s name before her death. Though it was Matt who was the prime investigator, Kitty too ably helped him providing him various insights about the people the house. Her intelligence sparkled at the end as she did solve the mystery, quite clever were the clues weaved into the story. Kitty did take some risks but lived to narrate her tale.
This was a fun whodunit where a few red herrings added to the suspense. I would like to say I knew who was the killer, but I actually didn’t as the author had hidden the perp well. Overall, a fun read.
I received a free ARC from NetGalley and the publisher, and this is my journey into its pages, straight from the heart!! STRICTLY HONEST AND UNBIASED.
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Summer 1933. Fresh from the discovery that she has family living nearby, Kitty Underhay has packed her carpet bag, commandeered a chambermaid and set off on a visit to stately Enderley Hall. She’s looking forward to getting to know her relatives, as well as the assembled group of house guests. But when elderly Nanny Thoms is found dead at the bottom of the stairs after papers of national importance are stolen, Kitty quickly learns that Muffy the dog’s muddy paws on her hemline are the least of her problems.
Calling on ex-army captain Matthew Bryant for assistance, Kitty begins to puzzle out the mystery. And when more shocking murders follow, the stakes are raised for the daring duo as never before. Which of the guests stand to gain from the theft of the documents? And which, as the week progresses, stand to lose their lives?
Publication Date: March 2020
12 Responses
Oh wonderful review! Definitely a winner to escape to another world for a bit! x
Thank you so much ❤️ please stay safe Meggy
You too, darling friend xx
This definitely looks like a book I would pick up. I love that the mystery was so difficult to solve. ❤️
With do much happening outside, I think my Detective cells have gone hibernating
Understandable. I find myself quite distracted lately as well ❤️
Reading is such a great escape from what’s happening in the world right now. Reading a good mystery is on the to do list!
I agree. I am reading only about what’s happening in the outside world
This looks pleasant and lively – a break from your beloved violent murders and gore 🙂
This was cozy… Not sure I would behave like the main character… Yet a change from sociopaths
Great review Shalini. You know I love cozy mysteries, but not big on historical ones.
Me too but I don’t mind them if written well as it is a murder mystery