Helena Dixon
Autor de Murder at the Dolphin Hotel
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Dixon, Helena
- Nombre legal
- Dixon, Helena
- Otros nombres
- Dixon, Nell
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- England, UK
- Biografía breve
- Nell Dixon was born in the Black Country, a small region of England which is more or less “dab bang” in the middle of the island. She married to the same man for over twenty-five years, and has three daughters, a tank of tropical fish and a cactus called Spike.
She writes for a number of publishers in the UK and the USA. She has been fortunate to win the Love Story of the Year by the prestigious Romantic Novelists' Association, in 2007 with Marrying Max and in 2010 with Animal Instincts.
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May 1936. Under the disguise of a holiday on the French Riviera Kitty and Matt Bryant are recruited to retrieve documents from British agent Federico Benedetto aka Fred Bennet. Unfortunately on arrival they actually fall over his dead body. Who can they trust among their new acquaintances and police Inspector Villier while trying to finish their mission.
An entertaining cozy spy thriller/mystery. Another good addition to this enjoyable series with its likeable main characters.
An entertaining cozy spy thriller/mystery. Another good addition to this enjoyable series with its likeable main characters.
Lovely episode in one of my favorite cozy mystery series.
In the spring of 1936, Kitty and her best friend, Alice, are off to Bird Island to assess a new hotel. The owner, Sir Norman, wants to join the local hoteliers association and Kitty is meant to give her blessing. When they arrive, they find that the future bride to Sir Norman has invited a few guests as well. Shortly after the parties arrive, Sir Norman is found dead in his office. Nothing to be done except to call the police — Matt and the local inspectors arrive on the next boat.
This was fast and fun and though I had figured out the murder, there were some surprises along the way. I enjoy the interplay between Kitty, Alice, and Matt, who have become like old friends. I love the detail and descriptions of that time period and everything from the decor to the food service. I hope to see more about the personal lives of Matt and Kitty in future installments. The focus is typically on other characters and the crime being solved, and they seem like an old married couple rather than basically almost newlyweds. I look forward to the next installment.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review. I recommend the entire series and definitely it’s one that should be started at the beginning and read in order.… (más)
In the spring of 1936, Kitty and her best friend, Alice, are off to Bird Island to assess a new hotel. The owner, Sir Norman, wants to join the local hoteliers association and Kitty is meant to give her blessing. When they arrive, they find that the future bride to Sir Norman has invited a few guests as well. Shortly after the parties arrive, Sir Norman is found dead in his office. Nothing to be done except to call the police — Matt and the local inspectors arrive on the next boat.
This was fast and fun and though I had figured out the murder, there were some surprises along the way. I enjoy the interplay between Kitty, Alice, and Matt, who have become like old friends. I love the detail and descriptions of that time period and everything from the decor to the food service. I hope to see more about the personal lives of Matt and Kitty in future installments. The focus is typically on other characters and the crime being solved, and they seem like an old married couple rather than basically almost newlyweds. I look forward to the next installment.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review. I recommend the entire series and definitely it’s one that should be started at the beginning and read in order.… (más)
February 1936. Kitty Bryant and Alice Miller representing the Torbay Hoteliers' Association are inspecting the Bird Hotel with a view to include it on their approved list. Accompanied by a troop of actors they make their way across to Bird Island. But later owner Sir Norman Whittier, commits suicide or has he. Kitty investigates as a storm has cut them off from the mainland.
An entertaining and well-written cozy historical mystery with its cast of varied and likeable characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.… (más)
An entertaining and well-written cozy historical mystery with its cast of varied and likeable characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.… (más)
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- 4.0
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- ISBNs
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Matt and Kitty are off on holiday to Nice, France, in the spring of 1936. Well, that’s what they want everyone to think — just a married couple, hoteliers, checking out the luxurious Le Neresco and enjoying some time together. However, what they’ve been asked to do by the brigadier has nothing to do with a vacation. They are on a risky spy mission and meant to retrieve some sensitive documents about the state of Italy’s military strength and future plans. When they arrive, they shortly discover that their contact is dead. The documents are nowhere to be found. And the police are eying them as possible suspects.
I have really enjoyed all the previous books in series but I wish Matt and Kitty would just return to Torbay and the Dolphin Hotel. I prefer the characters from that particular setting to rejoin the plots. Also, they could have a little more zing in their relationship considering they are not that long married. I don’t mind that there’s no mention of intimacy, etc., but wowza they are barely affectionate even in the most romantic of places. The story line really wasn’t all that gripping and I missed my usual pleasure at reconnecting with these characters, the place and time, and the intrigue in their own home town. I still enjoy the period details.
Thank you to Bookouture for the e-book ARC to read and review.… (más)