Title: Murder In First Class (Miss Kitty Underhay 8) by Helena Dixon

Date Published: 16th February 2022

Publisher: Bookouture

Genre: Cozy Mystery

Description:

All aboard a train bound for… murder.

Kitty Underhay is looking forward to a week of long lunches and wedding planning with her husband-to-be, Captain Matthew Bryant. But the plan is derailed when he is called on to collect a former comrade-in-arms, arriving on the 15:50 from Bakerloo. As the train bearing Simon Travers pulls up to the platform, a piercing scream rises over the screech of its brakes. Travers is dead in his seat, a dagger in his heart.

Who gave this defenceless man a one-way ticket to the next life? And why? And could Matt's close connection put him at risk? Only a few individuals had access to Travers's compartment, and Kitty must find out which of these seemingly benign passengers is in fact a cross-country killer.

But when Kitty's prime suspect, the travelling salesman with no merchandise, is found murdered, she is stumped. Until she makes the connection between the two victims and realises that this murderer has an even more deadly destination in mind. Can she stop them before they strike again? Or will Kitty's own next stop be the graveyard?

A pitch-perfect and totally gripping Golden Age historical cozy mystery! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T.E. Kinsey and Lee Strauss.

You can buy your copy here: https://geni.us/B09HL2QG4Ksocial

Review:

I want to thank Bookouture for providing me with a copy of Murder In First Class in exchange for an honest review.

It's no secret that I'm a huge fan of the Kitty Underhay series and I still can't believe that we're on book eight already. 

Murder In First Class takes on the classic murder on a train trope popular in many vintage crime stories and it is also one of my favourites! I can't tell you how much I was looking forward to this, and it didn't disappoint! 

After a phone call from Matt's former boss, Kitty and Matt are tasked with looking after Simon Travers, who is believed to know where jewels missing from a robbery are hidden. Before they can get any answers, Traver is found dead in the first-class compartment on a train. There's a limited amount of suspects, but it's a puzzle as to how and when it happened. When a second passenger is found dead, it's a race against the clock to find out who the murderer is.

As usual with this series, there's a real puzzler of a mystery to get your teeth into, along with some sweet and fun moments along the way. 

I do like how the courtship between Kitty and Matt hasn't been rushed or forced, but I'm so happy to see they're engaged now. I know it's probably a bit strange, but I'm very much looking forward to their wedding, mainly to see how both of them will handle it.

I also enjoyed the addition of Bertie the dog, his antics adding some humour to the story.

If you're looking for a well written and well researched historical mystery, you honestly can't go wrong with this series. I know book nine in this series is coming in a few months and I can't wait to see what's next for Matt and Kitty! 

About The Author:

Helena Dixon was born and continues to live in the Black Country. Married to the same man for over thirty years she has three daughters, a cactus called Spike, a crazy cockapoo and a tank of tropical fish. Helena was the RNA winner of the Romance Prize in 2007 and Love Story of the Year 2010.

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