Thanks to Bookouture and Net Galley for this ARC. Great series and still going strong after nearly 20 installments. In this one we have the start of a new story arc, which i'm really looking forward to. It was great to be in a different setting but i much prefer them back on home territory with all the old characters. Good plot and a great twist at the end.

I enjoy this author's books. The mystery kept me guessing. I liked the setting and the characters. I look forward to more in this series.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had never read any of the Miss Underhay mysteries before seeing Murder on the Cornish Coast, and am glad I picked the book up despite the fact it's in the middle of a series. I read quite a few mystery series set in England during the Interwar period and sometimes feel like I am reading the same book over and over - not the case with Murder on the Cornish Coast! This was a rare case where the murderer truly surprised me. I am so looking forward to going back and reading the first eighteen novels in this series, and will certainly read the twentieth whenever it comes out too.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an advanced reader's copy.

Every time I see a new Miss Underhay, I have another book for my reading list.

Dixon is a delightful storyteller, and this time it felt like she upped her game again. There was just something so incredibly real about everything from the dialogue to her descriptions that made these characters really jump off the page-- even more than usual. I would like to see how she outdoes this one!

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for an advanced reading copy. Highly recommend.

I love this series, and this last book was an awesome addition. Matt and Kitty are tasked with finding who is responsible for the death of a woman's beloved father and the attempted death of her. While investigating, the pair find few clues, some suspects, and a few motives, but nothing seems to add up. What they discover shocked them all!
I truly enjoy the characters and all the different scenerios the author creates. Already set up for their next mystery; I can't wait!
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

1936, amateur-sleuth, amnesia, attempted-murder, class-consciousness, Cornish-coast, cozy-mystery, ex-military, extortion, family-drama, family-dynamics, friends, friendship, historical-novel, historical-research, history-and-culture, investigations, law-enforcement, lies, murder, pet-dog, poisons, private-investigators, relationships, secrets, suspense, theft, unpleasant-family-members, unpleasant-police-officer*****
A friend asks Kitty and Matt to come to the family country home on the Cornish coast to help solve the matter of what happened when her father was killed and she developed post traumatic amnesia. The reason for haste is that there seems to have been an attempt on the woman's life. So Kitty and Matt pack up with their little spaniel and head off. Once there, the good boy finds a knife in the room of the potential victim, charms the residents and staff of the home, and cadges treats whenever he can. Meanwhile, the is another murder and their constabulary nemesis gets called in to help the local law. There's lots more, too!
This is hardly an unbiased review as I really love the Missy Underhay series.
I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital galley from Bookouture via NetGalley.
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𝓶𝓾𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓸𝓻𝓷𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝓬𝓸𝓪𝓼𝓽

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Stars: 4⭐️

Genre: Murder Mystery

Publication date : February 20, 2025

This is the 19th book in the Miss Underhay Mystery series it can be read as a stand alone as it doesn’t correspond to the following books.

This book was light and fluffy. We follow kitty and her husband Matt as they work on 2 different cases. One involving a murder of a father and an injured daughter, the daughter happens to be a friend of kitty’s cousin and a personal case locating one of Matt’s friends from WW1 who he discovered is not actually dead.

The professional case of the daughter and father takes kitty and Matt to the Cornish coast where we learn that not only did the father die but, now someone is trying to also finish their job off by killing the daughter and kitty and Matt have to figure it out before it is too late.

I love kitty’s personality and determination this is what drew me into this book, I was also drawn in to how protective Matt is over Kitty and how kitty would do just about anything for her husband. This is what made the book light and fluffy.

Definitely worth the 4 star read ⭐️


*thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for allowing me to read this ARC*

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read "Murder on the Cornish Coast" in exchange for my honest opinion.

This nineteenth book in the Miss Underhay series starts with an article in the Torbay Herald dated August 1936. There was a murder at St. Mawes in Cornwall. Sir Victor Hedges an MP was murdered, speculation in that it was a robbery gone wrong because his pocket watch is missing.

The next article is from September 1936 and Lady Cordelia Hedges who was also injured when her father was killed is recovering. No arrest yet.

The story continues in March 1937 when Kitty Bryant finds a new client in Lady Cordelia who happens to be an old acquaintance of her cousin Lucy. She wants Kitty and Matt to go to Highcliffe Hall their holiday house to see if they can figure out what happened to her father and her. Lady Cordelia had forgotten her purse on the boat and they went back together to get it, her next memory is waking up in the hospital. She's been trying therapy to remember what happened. Also at the house are her step-sister Rachel, step-mother Iolanthe, Digby White (family accountant), Nathan Crosse (Cordelia's fiancé), his mother Mildred and Dr. Moore. She's assembled the same people who were there the night of Rachel's 21st birthday party.

She claims her life is in danger - that someone pushed her down the stairs and tampered with her medicine at her London home. Now someone else has been killed at the house with a box of chocolates meant for Lady Cordelia.

Sadly Inspector Lewis has been seconded from Exeter and Devon to the Cornwall Constabulary. Though he appears much less annoying in this story. He makes an arrest but does he have the right suspect? There is a shocking twist at the end that the reader will not see coming. All the answers are revealed once Kitty figures out what happened. Of course, Kitty is in danger again, as always.

At the same time Matt is also working on the mysterious case of Redvers Palmerston. Who he saw when he and Kitty were leaving the ship after returning from America. Only Redvers is dead. His widow has also seen him. Her son Peter had his father's things and now they have been stolen. Can the ghost of a dead man do these things? It appears that the adventure will continue in the next story.

The star of this book was Bertie, who was invaluable help to Kitty and Matt.

Book 19 and another great installment in this series. This time our duo head for Cornwall and are looking into 2 mysteries one personal and one professional. We meet some new interesting characters and this one is one of the better books with lots of twists and turns and an ending I didn't see coming that kept me riveted to the end. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

☕ Review: Murder on the Cornish Coast

💗Rate: 5 Stars!!

📖Praise: Helena Dixon succeeds once again! Above all mystery bookmarks! Above all mystery loving hearts! Helena Dixon's books are where you want to start! I was so excited to read Matt and Kitty's next adventure! We last saw them in New York! Now they are in the quaint little Cornish coast! Kitty and Matt are asked by a troubled young woman who has amnesia to help find her father's killer! Gasp!! (I totally imaged even Agatha Christie and Nancy Drew biting their nails wondering what was going to happen next! Lol)

💗Matt and kitty are ever the same quirky and very attentive investigators! They use their capabilities in both gathering information and working as a team to embody an unstoppable force and finding the killer!

💄Book 19 was definitely a great treat! As are all of Helena's books! There was something extra quirky about this one! We have many people gathered in one Cornish country mansion who have every motive and every opportunity for trying to hurt our young lady who has amnesia. Helena has the puzzle gathering skills of Sherlock Holmes and she truly brought this book home!

🥞I really love how protective Matt is of Kitty in every book! And how she will do absolutely anything for her husband! Another twist to this tale was not only did someone murder this poor woman's father but now they're trying to murder her! I was truly on the edge of my seat as if I was in an old fashioned movie theater and there was a black and white film right in front of me!

🍭Helena as always is very descriptive when describing the food scenes! The food seems truly added to solving every mystery. From every rich jelly-filled scone, a cup of tea with extra sugar because someone is nervous, or a bowl of lemon meringue to top the night off in the book was something sweet! Helena engages everybody with everyday tasks in the book that mixed with the characters life.

🍨I love how there was a second mystery! Matt is trying to find a long lost War friend! Past and present meet together and with Kitty by Matt's side he feels truly invincible!

🍰Characters: All the characters were truly intriguing and inviting with their mannerisms and constant dialogue. One moment I can't believe the character admits to something. And the next minute you find out they're lying! Each character is like a beautiful book. They are beautiful on the outside with their shiny new covers and glossy lettering. But on the inside Helena creates them to be full of hidden words and codes. When I was given the opportunity to read this beautiful story early I couldn't contain my mystery loving heart bursting with glee! Finding out how all the characters are doing and how they've gone on with their lives since book 18 makes me feel as if I'm keeping up with some old ink to pen friends.


🧁Trope: Truly Book 19 had me thinking of all the future mysteries that our dear couple will solve! I have even gone back to reading book 1!! Any book, especially a mystery book that makes you want to reread the series again. Is a series truly worth always investing in completely!!

🍪Cozy Mystery
🍪Romance
🍪 Who done it?
🍪 Adventure

Bravo Helena!! ☕

I had been losing interest in this series but this book has been one of the best in a while. Kitty and Matt are working on 2 different intriguing mysteries at the same time. One is personal to Matt, trying to discover if a former soldier he knew in WWI who “died” is actually alive. He meets with various family members and hospital workers to determine if it’s possible. Kitty is asked to investigate for a friend of her cousin, Lucy. She and Matt travel to stay with the family of Cordelia who was injured last summer and her father killed with no leads or suspects. Cordelia wants to travel back to the scene of the incident to see if it will bring back memories of what happened that lay buried in her subconscious. An array of characters/suspects kept me guessing for most of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of the book.

First, they need to sign Bertie, Kitty's spaniel, up for the police. Kitty and Matt, who operate the Torbay Private Investigative Services, are no slouches but Bertie's super sniffer nose has proven helpful when it comes to sniffing out clues. Kitty and Matt are at Highcliffe Manor at the behest of Lady Cordelia Hedges. Injured during her father's murder, she lost her memory of it but is beginning to have flashback memories. As a result, some incidents have happened that make her believe her life may now be in danger. It's Kitty and Matt's job to sort it all out and keep her safe.

I won't give away much more because I don't want to ruin even one moment of this read for you. Let's just say there are several viable suspects and more twists and turns than I could keep track of. Many are even members of Cordelia's own family. Fortunately for my own frustration level as I couldn't sort it all out before the big reveal, the plot moves along quickly despite Matt being distract4ed by minute clues concerning an older case of personal interest. what happened to Redvers and is he still alive? This seems to be a long standing mystery, however, with tantalizing clues popping up in every book. The fact it is connected to Matt's past experiences, painful ones when he was in a military hospital, makes it all the more personal to both Matt and Kitty as well as readers. So, lots of secrets to ferret out, both new and old.

Kitty and Matt and a likable couple, Part of the fun is that they always seem to manage to wind up going to amazing places to investigate, usually with Bertie. Hey, as a dog person I like that. Neither is perfect and, in fact, we are reminded of how his war experiences left invisible wounds on Matt. I'm sure his condition would fall under PTSD today. Kitty's calm understanding, love and patience reveal much about her, too, as we learn ways she's come to cope. Neither let it slow down their investigating, of course. While some of the regulars are missing this go-round, the characters we do meet are interesting as we ponder which of them might be guilty of murder and plotting another. So, interesting characters from an array of backgrounds, a fun dog, loving couple with investigative smarts, and ina lovely setting with a puzzling mystery to solve. Fun! Thanks #Bookouture for introducing me to Kitty and Matt and the early virtual invite to catch up on what's going on with them....and Bertie. Give that dog a virtual treat!

I enjoyed the book very much, it was the first time reading anything in this series. I enjoyed the storyline and look forward to going back and reading the first book in the Miss Underhay Mysteries. I received this advanced reader copy for free, in exchange for an honest review. I am giving my review voluntarily.

Another hugely successful book in this lovely cozy crime series. In this book we follow Kitty and husband Matt to visit a Cornish family who are struggling after a death in the family. The father of this family was found dead in the water following a party for his step daughter and his own daughter has vowed to find the killer.

The characters are like welcoming back old friends, the lovely relationship between the couple is a delight to follow and their endeavours as private investigators are both fun and mysterious. The writing style is very good cozy crime and the plot flows easily, uncovering the threads to find the perpetrators.

Highly recommended as a stand alone but I feel best read as a series.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

In MURDER ON THE CORNISH COAST by Helena Dixon, Lady Cordelia Hedges visits Kitty (Underhay) Bryant at Torbay Private Investigation Services that is owned and operated by Kitty and her husband, Captain Matt Bryant. Lady Cordelia seeks Kitty’s investigative services to solve the mystery of Sir Victor Hedges’ murder that occurred outside Highcliffe Hall, the Hedges holiday house where the Hedges family met to celebrate the 21st birthday of Lady Cordelia’s stepsister. Lady Cordelia, who suffered a concussion and memory loss at the same time her father had been murdered, also believes she is being threatened. How is Kitty going to solve the mystery of Victor’s murder? Is Cordelia in danger? I read on to see what happens.

I enjoy catching up with Kitty and Matt in this historical cozy mystery. The plot is well constructed, and the characters are interesting to read about. I have a warm feeling, despite the intriguing mystery, whenever I read an Helena Dixon novel. I look forward to reading the next book in the series (A Miss Underhay Mystery). Thank you, Bookouture and NetGalley, for the chance to read and review an advance reader copy of MURDER ON THE CORNISH COAST.

I just loved this book so much that once I started reading it I just couldn’t put this book down. I just flew this book as it was so good to be back in the countryside with Kitty, Matt and of course the beautiful Bertie. I just loved the story and it also has great characters, I just can’t wait until the next book.

I would highly recommend reading this book if you love a good mystery and would also recommend reading the other books in the series too.

I would like to thank Bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book early.

Another great story in a good series. When Kitty and her husband are asked to look into a murder of a prominent businessman and his daughter who was attacked, they set off for the Cornish Coast. Lots of red herrings and interesting characters lead them off into many directions. Liked this one, and would highly recommend this book and series. Fun read.

After being seriously injured in an attack that left her father dead, Lady Cordelia Hedges turns to Kitty and Matt Bryant's detective agency to help her find out what happened. Suffering flashbacks and, more worryingly, further attacks on her life, Lady Cordelia insists on them accompanying her to the scene of the crime at the family's home in the small Cornish fishing village of St Mawes. Unfortunately, it seems, someone is equally determined to ensure the case remains unsolved, placing both the Bryants and their client in ever increasing danger!

In book nineteen of the Miss Underhay Mystery Series the author is definitely channelling her inner Agatha! It is a brilliant story with all the red herrings, twists and turns you would expect from both authors. There is also a second case bubbling away in the background which I am looking forward to getting more involved with in book twenty.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Bookouture, but the opinions expressed are my own. This is a brilliantly satisfying read which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Kitty and Matt go down to Cornwall to help Lady Cordelia, who is friends with Kitty’s cousin Lucy. Having been injured in an attack that left her father dead, Cordelia is worried that someone is now trying to kill her as her memories of the night begin to return…

This is a good series for those who like a cosy historical mystery with the good guys prevailing. As it’s in Cornwall this time, there’s only a passing mention of Grams and Mrs C at the start, before Kitty and Matt head off to Cornwall with Bertie the dog (who may have a future role as a police dog after this book!). All the bits you usually like about this series are here again (albeit not the local characters), and Matt thankfully seems to have cured himself of addressing everyone as sir whenever he asks even a minor question - phew! I did suspect several characters of having been the killer, including the one who actually turned out to have dunnit, yay.

Only tiny niggle - and it’s not to do with the story as such - but can we please lose the summaries of every book in the series at the end of the book? It’s not a long book to start with, and having the mystery wrap up at 80% because there’s 18 books to remind you about, means this book weighs in at a shade over 200 pages maybe. We already have a list of the titles at the beginning.

I received a free ARC copy of this via NetGalley and the publishers Bookouture, in return for an unbiased review.