#BookReview: Murder at the Dolphin Hotel (A Miss Underhay Mystery #1) by Helena Dixon, Nell Dixon

Synopsis: A room with a view… to murder 

June 1933. Independent young Kitty Underhay has been left in charge of her family’s hotel, The Dolphin, on the tranquil English coast. She’s expecting her days at the bustling resort to be filled with comfortable chatter with chambermaids as they polish the mahogany desks and glittering candelabras of the elegant foyer. Everything must be perfect for the arrival of a glamourous jazz singer from Chicago and a masked ball that will be the cultural highlight of the season. 

But when several rooms are broken into and searched, including Kitty’s own, she quickly realises that something out of the ordinary is afoot at the hotel. Soon rumours are flying in the cozy town that someone is on the hunt for a stolen ruby. A ruby that Kitty’s mother may well have possessed when she herself went missing during the Great War. And when the break-ins are followed by a series of attacks and murders, including of the town’s former mayoress, it seems the perpetrator will stop at nothing to find it. 

Aided by ex-army captain Matthew Bryant, the Dolphin’s new security officer, Kitty is determined to decipher this mystery and preserve not only the reputation of her hotel, but also the lives of her guests. Is there a cold-blooded killer under her own roof? And what connects the missing jewel to the mystery from Kitty’s own past? 

A classic page-turning murder mystery! Fans of Agatha Christie, Elizabeth Edmondson and T.E. Kinsey will love this unputdownable whodunnit. 


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Rating: ★★★
My Review: This isn't the first Cozy Mystery but I have to say that although I enjoyed this story I have to say that there were way to many characters. Which made the story hard to follow.  The story flowed well and I did enjoy it for the most part.  There were parts that were kind of on the boring side.  One other thing about this story is that it was WAY descriptive.  But I enjoyed it enough that I would like to check out the next title in the series. This is definitely one of those titles that you either will enjoy it or you won't.  

Go Into This One Knowing: Very Descriptive, Multiple Characters

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