First, they need to sign Bertie, Kitty's spaniel, up for the police. Kitty and Matt, who operate the Torbay Private Investigative Services, are no slouches but Bertie's super sniffer nose has proven helpful when it comes to sniffing out clues. Kitty and Matt are at Highcliffe Manor at the behest of Lady Cordelia Hedges. Injured during her father's murder, she lost her memory of it but is beginning to have flashback memories. As a result, some incidents have happened that make her believe her life may now be in danger. It's Kitty and Matt's job to sort it all out and keep her safe.
I won't give away much more because I don't want to ruin even one moment of this read for you. Let's just say there are several viable suspects and more twists and turns than I could keep track of. Many are even members of Cordelia's own family. Fortunately for my own frustration level as I couldn't sort it all out before the big reveal, the plot moves along quickly despite Matt being distract4ed by minute clues concerning an older case of personal interest. what happened to Redvers and is he still alive? This seems to be a long standing mystery, however, with tantalizing clues popping up in every book. The fact it is connected to Matt's past experiences, painful ones when he was in a military hospital, makes it all the more personal to both Matt and Kitty as well as readers. So, lots of secrets to ferret out, both new and old.
Kitty and Matt and a likable couple, Part of the fun is that they always seem to manage to wind up going to amazing places to investigate, usually with Bertie. Hey, as a dog person I like that. Neither is perfect and, in fact, we are reminded of how his war experiences left invisible wounds on Matt. I'm sure his condition would fall under PTSD today. Kitty's calm understanding, love and patience reveal much about her, too, as we learn ways she's come to cope. Neither let it slow down their investigating, of course. While some of the regulars are missing this go-round, the characters we do meet are interesting as we ponder which of them might be guilty of murder and plotting another. So, interesting characters from an array of backgrounds, a fun dog, loving couple with investigative smarts, and ina lovely setting with a puzzling mystery to solve. Fun! Thanks #Bookouture for introducing me to Kitty and Matt and the early virtual invite to catch up on what's going on with them....and Bertie. Give that dog a virtual treat!
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