Murder in a Yorkshire Village by Helena Dixon ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A stream of bikes speeding along the road in the annual cycle race. And one in a ditch upside down, wheels still spinning… with a body lying next to it. Can Kitty Underhay get to the bottom of this?

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August 2026; Bookouture; 978-1807221577
audio, ebook, print (262 pages); cozy mystery

Murder in a Yorkshire Village is book 24 of Helena Dixon's Miss Underhay mystery series. While I haven't read all the books in the series, I have read a majority of them. You can start with this one, though, if you are new to the series.

The only piece of information you might need to know if it is the first book you pick up in the series. Kitty Bryant was Miss Underhay when the series started, but she married Matthew Bryant in book 11, Murder at the Charity Ball.

In this book, Kitty and Matt are visiting his parents, so a lot of the usual characters are absent from this book. The murder involved Inspector Lewis's brother. As he is no longer based with the Yorkshire police force, his role is different in this book. He can't really be part of the official investigation and therefore has to work with Kitty and Matt.

The last couple of books have been fleshing out Inspector Lewis's character. It will be interesting to see what plans Dixon has for this character in the future. Since this book is set in his hometown, we get more of his backstory. 

I really like Matt and Kitty. Matt is very progressive when it comes to women. He has no problem seeing Kitty as an equal in their work. While they are often together in the other books, this one has them together all the time. Kitty isn't popping into the hotel that she jointly owns and manages with her grandmother. Matt isn't called away on business. Since they both want to escape his mother's disapproving remarks, they are investigating the murder together. 

I do miss the other characters, though. Especially Alice. The limited characters with extensive backstories together appearing in this book makes it easier to jump into the series with this book.

The mystery is interesting. It is a bit complicated. There are plenty of people with motives, but as Kitty and Matt aren't locals, there might be culprit(s) they don't ever know. This keeps the reader on their toes as well. 

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Donna Huber is an avid reader and natural encourager. She is the founder of Girl Who Reads and the author of how-to marketing book Secrets to a Successful Blog Tour.

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