• Murder in the Belltower

  • A Miss Underhay Mystery, Book 5
  • By: Helena Dixon
  • Narrated by: Alex Tregear
  • Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (458 ratings)

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Murder in the Belltower

By: Helena Dixon
Narrated by: Alex Tregear
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Publisher's summary

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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Why must every single American character be portrayed as some kind of bafoon?

It’s like we are all either cowboys and cowgirls, gangsters and harlequins, or one of the ubiquitous choir boy types: “golly, swell, the bee’s knees, etc…”.

SMH

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Wonderful series

I love this series. Alex Tregear is a fantastic narrator who really gets you rooting and cheering for the characters. I can't wait until the next book.

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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!

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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.

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Suspenseful till the end

I love the story between Matt and Kitty. This is suspenseful and the character development is wonderful. I’m a big Alice fan. She saves the day in the end and I’m so happy to keep reading and find out what comes next.

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Don’t read this if grammatical mistakes make you crazy

Ms. Dixon is a good storyteller, but like many cozy mystery books these days her grammar leaves something to be desired. No member of any aristocracy would make such glaring errors. It really takes you out of the story. Asking a writer to understand the rules of the language they are writing in seems the lowest possible bar.

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