Murder at the Beauty Pageant out today!

It's out! Yay!

Nearly there!

Just 5 days to go now until Murder at the Beauty Pageant is out! Although I see the audiobook version is already there, which is exciting! Karen has done a fabulous job of the narration. I'm so excited for you all to read Murder at the Beauty Pageant. In June 1935 the finals of Miss Europe were held in Torquay. The contest was won by Miss Spain. Beauty contests were a big thing back then and often gave young women the opportunity to improve their lives and circumstances, injecting some glamour into the every day. Now of course they have fallen out of fashion although the USA still seems to hold more of these kinds of events. The title of the next book is confirmed now as Murder at the Village Fair with a cover reveal coming very soon. This book is set in Yorkshire and includes a traditional English country fair, a circus with an elephant called Bluebelle and some very dodgy characters!

Cover reveal for Murder at the Beauty pageant!

I'm thrilled to share the cover and details for Murder at the Beauty Pageant. The next Miss Underhay mystery! PREODER HERE

Spring, 1935. Kitty Underhay is delighted to be hosting the Miss Dartmouth Jubilee beauty pageant at the Dolphin Hotel. Excited to see gorgeous gowns and terrific talents, Kitty is horrified when contestant Peggy Blaine is discovered murdered in the bandstand of the local park, stabbed with an ornate paper knife. Was jealousy over a sash and diamante tiara a motive for murder? The day before the event, a spate of spiteful anonymous letters arrived, warning of dire consequences for anyone involved with the show. The new police inspector had ignored them, but when Kitty’s husband Matt discovers that Peggy received a similar missive the morning of the performance, they vow to track the letter writer down. With help from a local newspaper, they find religious scaremonger Preacher Bob. He is clearly their poison pen – but Bob has a beautiful alibi for the murder… As Kitty questions the other entrants, she discovers Peggy wasn’t as innocent as she’d seemed and several of the other girls wished her harm. Convinced they are getting closer to the truth, Kitty is shocked when another young competitor turns up dead after an apparently accidental overdose. Can newlyweds Kitty and Matt see this wicked murderer brought to justice before he claims another victim or is their number up at last…? Fans of Agatha Christie, T E Kinsey and Lee Strauss will fall head over heels for this utterly compelling and totally charming historical cozy mystery!

Whew!

Thank you all so much for the fabulous reviews for Murder at the Charity Ball! I am so thrilled that you are enjoying Kitty and Matt's latest adventure, and of course, the wedding! The next book is Murder at the Beauty Pageant and will be up for preorder any time and a cover reveal to follow. I'm currently busy researching for the next one in the series which will see Matt and Kitty back in Yorkshire to solve the death of a fortune teller poisoned inside her tent during a country bazaar!

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