Murder in the Belltower

A Miss Underhay Mystery, Book 5

By: Helena Dixon

Narrated by: Alex Tregear

An utterly gripping historical cozy mystery

Kitty Underhay’s hymn book is open...at murder.

Winter, 1933. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a restorative break from sleuthing on a visit to her family at Enderley Hall. The only thing marring her peace - aside from the uncomfortable sensation she has of being watched - is the obvious history between her beau, ex-army captain Matthew Bryant and another guest, the beautiful Juliet Vanderstafen. So, when the parish clerk is found dead on her front doorstep, Kitty leaps at the chance of distraction.

The police are happy to conclude that Miss Plenderleith met her unfortunate end on a patch of ice, but Kitty isn’t convinced this was a case of bad weather and worse luck. And when the Reverend Crabtree fails to show for tea the next day, she heads to the church to speak to him. But she arrives to find the clergyman hanging from the bell rope, dead.

With Matt seemingly wrapped up with his alluring Austrian, Kitty must solve the case on her own. But as she snoops into parish affairs, she makes some less-than-saintly discoveries. Just who has broken the sixth commandment? Meanwhile the killer is preparing a churchyard grave for Kitty, and she’ll have to use all her wits to avoid falling in....

An addictive, absorbing Golden Age cozy murder mystery, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey, and Lee Strauss.

©2021 Helena Dixon (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Another exciting adventure

Loved this one and all the wonderful detail. The characters are always so interesting.

Narrator is superb and story a delight

You do not need to be an anglophile or lover of mysteries before reading this book, because you will be afterwards. The story and dialect are great fun. But the narration outshines them both. The narrator is a master of dialect, accent and dramatic inflection.

Great story, narration needs help

These stories are delightful, well written, cozy mysteries. Agatha Christie would approve.
The narration is—fine. Those characters from the UK seem well done enough, but lord, help this narrator with her “general American accent”. I imagine Americans sound similarly foolish when trying to mimic an English accent. It’s painful and cringeworthy. All of her American accents sound like they’re from Texas/New Jersey/Georgia. All of them. At the same time.
Fingernails on a chalkboard.

Enjoyed it very much!

Before listening I read two bad reviews, but took a chance anyway. I’m glad I did. I have no idea what those negative reviewers meant by wishing they had their money back. I thoroughly enjoyed the tale.

Christmas mysteries

So the tale continues at Christmas, back at Enderley Hall. So much mystery surrounds the guests that Kitty feels a bit jealous when Matt’s attentions are elsewhere. A very interesting read, but not as full of excitement as the rest of the series.

Loved It On to the Next

I’m trying to pace myself so that I can be read up before the latest Kitty Underhay mystery is released. Love this series!

This series keeps getting better

This series got me with the first book. Just what I was looking for in a series. The story lines are well done and the narrator is excellent.

Interesting Collection of Characters!

I love this series and one of the things I like the most are the interesting characters. I love the back stories and I like that these are not perfect people but often have suffered great loss or trauma that makes them more accessible. I also appreciate that the story never gets too greedy so I can still enjoy them without being haunted at night. Always a completely charming read.

Great story!

I LOVE these books! I enjoy the double mysteries. They are super well written, and the narrator does a fantastic job. I am totally addicted!

Good clean who done it fun!

Miss Under hay gives Raiders plenty of opportunity to think, laugh and enjoy this suspense of figuring out who is guilty. It’s a good clean reading and lots of fun to listen to you in a series