Another outing for Kitty, Matthew and Bertie the dog, this time set during a visit to Cornwall. As they are invited by Lady Cordelia to help her try and make sense of her father's death, and her own injuries, some time previously, they find themselves - as ever! - caught up in intrigue and death.

What gives this series it's strength and longevity is the evolving relationship of the main characters, as they grow and change during their time together. Fans of the series will welcome this 19th (!) book in the series like a big hug. Settle back and enjoy.

(With thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this title.)

This was fun - another “who killed who?” set in pre-WWII England. A very likable husband and wife sleuthing team, with their dog in tow, attempt to uncover the “who” and help a Lady recover her memory in the hopes of moving the mystery and story along. So many disagreeable people, so many ways to turn this story around and on its head. So many people who could have done it and so many reasons why. Just enough line is laid out to grab onto and try to figure it out.

This was my first foray into the Miss Underhay Mysteries and it while it is #19 in the series I had no problem with whatever had happened before. Well worth the time and nice to have another back-up series while I wait for the next Verity Bright/Eleanor Swift installment. Thanks to Bookoutre and NetGalley for a copy.

Helena Dixon brings Kitty Underhay back for another stylish and enthralling adventure in Murder on the Cornish Coast.

Kitty and her husband Matt find themselves heading to the Cornish village of St Mawes to investigate some nefarious goings-on. Lady Cordelia Hedge’s father met a tragic end in the sea and Cordelia herself was almost killed. On her first evening, during one of Cordelia’s lavish parties, Kitty sits and observes as she wonders which one of her guests would go to such desperate lengths to get rid of her. Later on in the evening, a scream wakes Kitty in the middle of the night: Cordelia is completely beside herself convinced that someone has been in her room – a suspicion that is confirmed by Bertie the dog retrieving a knife from behind the curtain…

A dangerous enemy is clearly hiding in plain sight and the more she investigates, the more Kitty realises that there are no shortage of suspects with their own reasons for wanting Cordelia dead. Why is her stepsister acting so suspiciously? Might the killer be her future mother-in-law? Or could it be someone even closer to home? When a guest eats a poisoned chocolate addressed to Cordelia and dies, Kitty needs to act fast and find the killer – before she runs out of time.

Historical cozy mystery fans have a treat in store for them with Murder on the Cornish Coast. Fun, exciting and unpredictable, Murder on the Cornish Coast is a terrific whodunnit by Helena Dixon that readers will struggle to put down and find hard to resist. Clever, compelling and guaranteed to keep readers guessing, Murder on the Cornish Coast is another winner from Helena Dixon.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Harking back to Golden Age crime fiction, Kitty and Matt set off to a glamorous house party to help solve one murder and try to prevent another one. This was a great read and the suspense was well built up.

Murder on the Cornish Coast is the 19th book in the Miss Underhay Mysteries and Helena Dixon is still coming up with interesting and enjoyable plots. Kitty's cousin refers her friend to Kitty and Matt to investigate the murder of her father and the attack on her several months earlier. Lady Cordelia Hedges lost her memory after a serious head injury and the attack on her and her father is still unsolved. Kitty and Matt agree to take on the case and head to the beautiful coastal village of St Mawes to stay at the Hedge's manor house. All the guests that were there at the time of the attack will once again be in attendance. With other attacks on Lady Cordelia and her doctor planning to hypnotize her to see if she can remember what happened, Matt and Kitty are up against time as it appears the killer is getting worried and trying to finish the job on Lady Cordelia.

This was a great mystery. As I got to know each of the guests and residents it became apparent that everyone except Lady Iolanthe was a suspect and had motive. The murder took place following Rachel's birthday party. Rachel is Cordelia's step-sister and is jealous of Cordelia. Although it is a beautiful setting, Matt and Kitty spend most of their time at the manor house. Their dog, Bertie, is also with them and spends a lot of time in the kitchens. This gives Kitty a chance to visit him and subtly question the staff to get information that the police might not be aware of. They work with the Inspector that they don't like very much, but he was much better with them in this book. There is a second case that Matt is working on that has to do with a man that he was sure had died from injuries in the war, but he may have risen from the dead? This was a well plotted story with great characters. I loved trying to solve this one with Matt and Kitty, but every time I thought I had it figured out, I was pushed in another direction. I absolutely love Matt and Kitty as a married couple and partners in the investigation company. They complement one another and always figure out the crime and find the culprit. Another excellent addition to this series.

This is the 19th book in the cozy mystery set in England in the 1930s. By this time, if you have read many of the series as I have, you consider Kitty, Matt and their many friends and family as dear friends to you as well. Here they had been asked to investigate the murder of Lord Hedges and the brutal assault of his adult daughter nearly a year ago. There were plenty of resentments and frustrated love in a made family of remarriages and step-siblings. But when the murderer struck again, Kitty and Matt will have to work quickly before someone else dies.

Entertaining as always. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

Cornwall 1937. A beautiful village St Maws but Lady Cordelia’s father’s body was found murdered just dumped in the water and Cordelia herself badly injured, discovered in the Nick of time by her fiancée.

Invited by Cordelia to investigate the crime, Kitty and her husband Matt try to decipher whom amongst the guests is responsible. Who had the means and motives, especially since threats to Lady Cordelia continue in the house, despite all being on their guard.

The story was good, the ending was quite a surprise. The setting was picturesque, and the characters were varied.

A thoroughly enjoyable read.

Kitty Underhay and her husband are called in to investigate Lady Cordelia's father's murder and an attempt to kill her. Lady Cordelia's cat drank from her glass and died as it turned out from glass shards in the drink. As they attend the Cordelia's house party, they find that members of the party had arguments with her father before he died. Then there are attacks on Lady Cordelia. This cozy has a spectacular twist in the resolution of the crimes. Highly recommended.

I have read or listened to this series from the beginning and have loved each story!

Excited to see what Kitty and Matt were up to and this story takes you on a fun journey to find a murderer.

As always you will be entertained from beginning to end and will leave you only wanting more!

Favorite Quote:

Mildred, is the most ghastly woman. Terrible social climber. She will insert herself in spaces where castor oil couldn’t reach.

My Review:

Helena Dixon’s cozy mysteries are always a fun, amusing, and engaging diversion with well-crafted murders that I can rarely solve on my own. I always think I have it worked out, but alas, even working overtime, the little pea in my brain still gets it wrong. I adore her Kitty Underhay character as much as I do Ms. Dixon’s clever and thoughtfully crafted arrangements of words.

This was a strong nineteenth entry in the Miss Underhay Mystery series, it had that spark that I was hoping for and enjoyed from the previous entries. It was so well written and had that cozy crime mystery element that I wanted. Helena Dixon was able to weave a strong tale and was invested in what was happening.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Helena Dixon for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for Murder on the Cornish Coast coming out February 20, 2025. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I really love this series! The time period is really fun. It reminds me a lot of Agatha Christie novels. I think Kitty and Matt are a really dynamic duo and I love the way they support each other. I think the setting was perfect. I would definitely read more books in this series!

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cozy mysteries!

This series has to be one of my all-time favourites and I'm always eager to get my hands on a new mystery starring Kitty and her husband Matt. This time they're contacted by a Lady Cordelia who thinks that someone is now trying to kill her too after failing to do so the same night her father was murdered. They head to Cornwall to recover Lady Cordelia's memory and get to the bottom of what really happened that night.

Yet another rip roaring mystery from Helena Dixon and a great addition to this brilliant series!
The mystery was certainly a puzzling one and kept me guessing. As usual, Kitty and Matt ending up in some peril but emerging mostly unscathed.

I loved the fact that Bertie, their adorable dog, got a starring role in this book. It always adds to the fun when there's a pet involved with the sleuthing.

There's some new intrigue to do with a person from Matt's past that is running as a secondary storyline through this story and the last and I'm itching to see what happens next.

I don't think I'll ever get sick of these mysteries and I'm already looking forward to book twenty!

Kitty and Matt are asked to look into the murder of the father of a friend of Lucy, Kitty's cousin, and travel down to Cornwall, where they encounter their most baffling case yet.
This is a wonderfully paced story, with great characterisation and more twists than you could throw a wet sock at. The author has brought her usual high-standards to this case and I look forward to the continuation of this series.
I was provided a ARC by Bookoutre via Netgalley for this honest review. 5+stars!

Murder on the Cornish Coast by Helena Dixon is a Miss Underhay mystery. Kitty and Matt are attending a house party in Cornwall at the behest of Kitty’s cousin, Lucy. It was a very sad affair: Sir Victor Hedges had been attacked and killed near the docks the previous fall, and his daughter, Cordelia, their client, had been beaten severely. There was no suspect and Cordelia had no memory of what had happened. They and the rest of the entourage had been attending a birthday party for Cordelia’s stepsister, Rachel, on a yacht. Now Cordelia had determined to return and see if it could jog any memories loose. She had been under the care of a very modern doctor who used hypnotherapy in an attempt to retrieve memories, and had suggested the return.

Kitty and Matt are a wonderful couple, well-written, smart, and likable. Since their marriage they had been working as private detectives and appear to be making a go of it. They worked together, but just as often, apart. Kitty had a knack that was undeniable and was able to talk to people that Matt could not. The mystery was a good one, with a very sad end. The whole thing was sad, really: Cordelia’s father was dead and, a secret as yet, her stepmother was dying. As Kitty and Matt delved into sources the police had neglected, the picture became clear; the solution I had not guessed at. It was, as always an enjoyable read.

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I received a copy of this book from the publisher; all opinions are my own. Murder in the Cornish coast is the latest in the long running series featuring Kitty and Matt. The duo travel to Cornwall to help their new client, Lady Cordelia, who believes someone is trying to kill her. Her father was killed the prior year with Lady Vordelia present, but she can't remember anything that happened. There is a fun cast of suspects and although I figured out the culprit, I still really enjoyed this story. Additionally, a new overarching mystery featuring Matt's past that I'm curious to see how it lays out.

March 1937 Kitty and Matt Bryant have been contacted by Lady Cordelia Hedges as she wants them to come to Highcliffe Hall in Cornwall to investigate the death of her father last August. Also since then there have been several incidents that have happened to her.
An entertaining and well-written historical cozy mystery with its likeable main characters supported by a cast of varied personalities. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Kitty Underhay and her husband, Matt, are preparing for another investigation and will be traveling to St. Mawes. Kitty will be handling the majority of the tasks, as Matt is already involved in another investigation. Kitty was contacted by Lady Cordelia Hedges, who is very distraught and anxious as she narrowly escaped death after her father’s passing.

Cordelia’s family dynamics are a bit complicated. Her father remarried, leaving her with a stepmother and stepsister. Also, she’s engaged, and her family and fiancé are among the guests at a glamorous party. This setting provides Kitty with the perfect opportunity to discreetly observe the surroundings and search for answers.

However, Cordelia experiences a terror that has her screaming late into the night. Then, another murder takes place. What Kitty clearly sees is that there are very few suspects as to the crimes taking place, so she takes extra notice of the guests present.

What another delightfully intriguing mystery to unravel! Nineteen books into this series, and it remains as fresh and captivating as ever. I adore both Kitty and Matt, and of course, their lovable bulldog, Bertie. I also appreciate how the author subtly mentions Matt’s PTSD, even though it wasn’t officially diagnosed at the time. I mention this because I’m particularly moved by Kitty’s tender care for Matt during his episodes. My Kindle is already hinting at my eagerness for book twenty.

Many thanks to Bookouture and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

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Review for 'Murder On The Cornish Coast' by Helena Dixon.

This book was very well written and as always the fact that Helena has done her research is clearly evidenced in the storyline so a MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to Helena!!! There is not much worse than an author who has not researched much or at all about his chosen topic which means the book is unnecessarily littered with mistakes which can ruin a storyline!! However, Helena has completely avoided this by doing her research on the era she has set this amazing series in. This is the nineteenth book in Helena's 'A Miss Underhay Mystery' series it can be read as a standalone as can the rest of the books in this series.

Yet another hugely successful addition in this fantastic series by the very talented Helena!! I have read many, in fact almost all, of the books in this amazing series and have loved each and every one. The fact that Helena manages to come up with a unique storyline for each of her NINETEEN books in this series really does show what an incredibly talented author she is, I could not even come up with one story plot let alone this many individual and unique ones so well done yet again Helena!! I am not usually a fan of reading books out of order but if you have never read any of Helena's books before there is nothing to fear!! You can start with this one and the silver lining of reading books out of order is that after you have finished this book (and got addicted which I can guarantee you will!) you can go back to read the previous books in the series while you are impatiently waiting for the next book to be released!!! Speaking of which, the next book in this series is called 'Murder At The English Manor' and you can preorder it now ready for its release date on the 23rd May which cannot come soon enough! Not only do each of the books in this series have unique storylines but each and every one are just as gripping, addictive and successful as the last!! The storyline was extremely interesting and very fast paced. Helena completely emerges the reader into the storyline and as always her vivid and evocative writing skills brings the atmosphere, sights sounds and characters to life ensuring the reader is completely sucked into the storyline seeing and feeling everything the characters are. I really enjoy the fact that this series is set in the past and the storyline really suited that. It really is a nice, easy to read and fun cosy mystery that will keep you guessing throughout. I wont say anything about the storyline itself as the synopsis does a perfect job of that so if you want to know more you will just have to grab your copy of this absolutely brilliant page turner to find out for yourselves and I promise that you will not regret it!! With a storyline ram packed with crime, history, love, murder, family, romance, Cornwall, twists and everything you can ask for and more in a cosy crime what on Earth are you waiting for? This book truly is an absolutely fantastic addition to this amazing series with yet another brilliant location that Helena transports the reader too!! I have loved going traveling with Kitty and Matt from their hometown in Dartmouth to Yorkshire, The Highlands to France, now in Cornwall!! Even the murder settings are varied and the storylines have included investigating murders in a country house to a boat, on a train to at a wedding, at a beauty pageant to a fair, in a castle to an Island!! Helena comes up with somewhere different each and every time and I cannot wait to travel to an English Manor with her in Kitty and Matt's next adventure!!! At no point did I suspect who was doing what or why so a huge well done there Helena!!! That cliff hanger at the end I would have never seen coming and my jaw literally dropped to the floor!! I have read many a mystery and find that I am working out the killer/perp quicker every time and there's nothing worse than working out who did what when your need even half way through a book. Not only is this quite a suspense and action filled mystery but there was just the right amount of quirkiness, laughter and romance to give it a nice mix!!! It is one of those books that once I started it I just could not put it down and devoured it in several hours, flying through each and every chapter!! A fun, addictive, unputdownable cosy crime mystery. Helena's brilliant evocative and emotive descriptions and writing skills really do bring the characters, atmosphere and locations to life and I felt as if I was walking around seeing and feeling the Cornish surroundings myself. I had been to holiday in Cornwall in March last year where I fell in love with it and missed it before I read this book but OMG Helena has made me want to jump in the car and go straight back now!!! Thankfully I am returning to St Ives again in April so I don't have long to wait to return even though after this book it really does feel like I have just this second returned after leaving there!!! Helena's stunning evocative writing skills ensures the readers are absolutely sucked into the stunning storyline with the atmosphere and characters coming to life all around them. I was so absorbed in the storyline that on the rare occasion that I actually did look up it took me a few moments to realise where and when I actually was!! I was devastated to come to the end and leave Cornwall for gloomy and rainy Wales!! As always with Helena's books there never is any point telling myself I will read a few chapters and then get some work done as I never manage to and this book is no exception!! I ended up devouring it in one sitting of several hours and was absolutely hooked throughout! This is a fantastic series and if you have never read any of Helena's previous books then you are definitely missing out. I, personally, would like to add that I think each storyline has got better and better which is a very rare thing for a series.

Although this is the nineteenth book in Helena's 'A Miss Underhay Mystery' series I would have had absolutely no problems reading it without any of the others. Any details or events that have previously happened are mentioned in just the right amount of detail to let a new reader know what has happened and yet not too much to bore a previous reader.

I have really become invested in all of these amazing characters since the first book I read in this fantastic series and I really enjoy meeting Kitty and her fantastic and quirky personality each and every time!!! In fact all of the characters have their own individual personalities which worked really well with each other. They have all become like a family to me and I always hate saying goodbye to them at the end of the book. It has been lovely seeing them all grow, develop and mature since I have started reading this series. The relationship is between Kitty and Matt which has been an honour to see grow from friends to partners and finally husband and wife!! They are all like friends to me and as always I am looking forward to meeting them all again in the next 'episode' of Mrs Bryant's adventures which I'm sure will be just as exciting as this one!! The next book in the series is called 'Murder At The English Manor' and you can preorder it now ready for its release date on the 23rd May!! I am off to preorder my copy as soon as I have finished typing this up! A fantastic group of characters for yet another fantastic addition to an addictive series!!! Here's to meeting them all again in the next book 🥂!!!

Well done Helena on yet another fantastic success and here's to the next addition to an addictive page turning series 🥂!!!

Overall a perfect mix of mystery, crime, romance, laughter and quirkiness which kept me turning the pages late at night!!

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I really enjoyed reading this story. It was fast paced. I did not want to put down. You would think after 19 books there wouldn't be no more stories, but Ms. Dixon does an amazing job keeping our interest. Highly recommend the whole series.