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Kitty Worthington Mysteries #8
A Murder at Brighton
With her wedding day rapidly approaching, all Kitty Worthington wants is a fun seaside holiday with her loved ones. But some are at outs with each other, the weather’s not promising, and someone gets murdered. Again. Brighton 1924. The pleasant vacation Kitty Worthington envisioned is not going well. Disagreements and altercations between those dear to her soon scuttle her plans. Determined to have some fun in the sun, she escapes to the shore with her fiancé only to find the body of a wealthy socialite. As bad luck would have it, Kitty’s intended, Detective Chief Inspector Robert Crawford Carlisle , is assigned the case. Eager to salvage what’s left of her holiday, Kitty offers to help. Putting aside their differences, so do her family and friends. But finding the murderer won’t be easy. The woman was not only roundly disliked, but she may have led a double life. Matters grow dire when the family’s beloved basset hound Sir Winston goes missing, and a threatening note is left behind. With a raging storm bearing down on them, there’s no time to lose. They must find the killer before Sir Winston is tossed to the fish. A Murder at Brighton, Book 8 in The Kitty Worthington Mysteries. This 1920s historical cozy mystery set at a glamorous Brighton seaside resort is sure to please lovers of Agatha Christie and Downton Abbey alike.
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First published December 31, 2023
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January 1, 2024
A not so relaxing holiday
Poor Kitty she just wants one relaxing holiday away with her nearest and dearest before she marries. Off to the seaside they go unfortunately things go downhill rather quickly after that. There’s arguments and surprises and oh no not again, she and Robert stumble upon a dead body. The holiday turns into an investigation and one filled with some very shocking things. Limited resources, people at the hotel who could leave at any time can the investigators find the culprit or will this crime be unsolved?
Another wonderful story in the Kitty Worthington series. I enjoyed the visit to the shore much more than Kitty I’m sure. Some very happy moments which I won’t spoil are revealed. Yay! Some heart pounding suspenseful ones too. All in all a fabulous cozy adventure!
Poor Kitty she just wants one relaxing holiday away with her nearest and dearest before she marries. Off to the seaside they go unfortunately things go downhill rather quickly after that. There’s arguments and surprises and oh no not again, she and Robert stumble upon a dead body. The holiday turns into an investigation and one filled with some very shocking things. Limited resources, people at the hotel who could leave at any time can the investigators find the culprit or will this crime be unsolved?
Another wonderful story in the Kitty Worthington series. I enjoyed the visit to the shore much more than Kitty I’m sure. Some very happy moments which I won’t spoil are revealed. Yay! Some heart pounding suspenseful ones too. All in all a fabulous cozy adventure!
January 1, 2024
Amazing Book
I love this series. You do an excellent job having a whole group coming together to solve a mystery. I love how both the women and men in the book are strong dominant characters.
I love this series. You do an excellent job having a whole group coming together to solve a mystery. I love how both the women and men in the book are strong dominant characters.
January 16, 2024
Simplistic
This is not worth your time to read. Unfortunately the author was filling space on blank pages. Previous Kitty Worthington mystery
stories were not bad. Can't believe the same author wrote this one.
This is not worth your time to read. Unfortunately the author was filling space on blank pages. Previous Kitty Worthington mystery
stories were not bad. Can't believe the same author wrote this one.
February 9, 2025
The Worthington Family temporarily uprooted themselves from the capital and relocated to The Majestic in Brighton with a seaside view to fully appreciate the holiday experience. While taking a walk towards their rented beach hut, they found the door difficult to open. When they managed to get in, they found the strangled corpse of their loud and complaining fellow~guest inside. The woman was once married to a diamond mine owner in South Africa. When she was widowed she came to England to buy a title, and she did. At the time of her death, she was Lady Litwell. In her marriage to a widower, she also acquired two step~children whose mother died at a sanitarium. Here we see a contentious struggle between one's own obsession against another's madness and self~interest.
December 26, 2025
Use British English
I wish the author would stop using modern phrases that did not exist in 1924. A beard ,to table a discussion are not appropriate! She needs to use language befitting of the British upper class! Also she spells discreet wrongly all the time! Discrete means separate!!! Plus she chops,and changes between American and British English ! Sometimes it is 'lie low' ,others 'lay low'! And stop saying England when it should be Britain!
British people would NOT describe plates,and bowls as flatware or say the trash truck!
However,I enjoyed the story even if Kitty is rather annoying!
I wish the author would stop using modern phrases that did not exist in 1924. A beard ,to table a discussion are not appropriate! She needs to use language befitting of the British upper class! Also she spells discreet wrongly all the time! Discrete means separate!!! Plus she chops,and changes between American and British English ! Sometimes it is 'lie low' ,others 'lay low'! And stop saying England when it should be Britain!
British people would NOT describe plates,and bowls as flatware or say the trash truck!
However,I enjoyed the story even if Kitty is rather annoying!
January 14, 2024
With her wedding day rapidly approaching, all Kitty Worthington wants is a fun seaside holiday with her loved ones. But some are at outs with each other, the weather’s not promising, and someone gets murdered. Again. Brighton 1924. The pleasant vacation Kitty Worthington envisioned is not going well. Disagreements and altercations between those dear to her soon scuttle her plans. Determined to have some fun in the sun until someone was murdered.Now it is her mission to find the culprit.
I borrowed this book from KindleUnlimited. This in no way affects my opinion of this book.
I borrowed this book from KindleUnlimited. This in no way affects my opinion of this book.
September 5, 2025
by the sea, by the sea,
By the beautiful sea. It is planned as a lovely family vacation at the end of the season. More like a 20’s version of “Family Vacation”. Lady Emma and Marlowe are fighting ( worse than usual). Margaret is strangely out of sorts and unhappy with a baffled Sebastian. Kitty and Robert hardly seem to get a minute to themselves. Lady Mellie is melancholy. And then there is a dead body in the beach hut, which was for exclusive use if the Worthington party. Oh, the murder is solved and all return to London to look forward to happier events.
By the beautiful sea. It is planned as a lovely family vacation at the end of the season. More like a 20’s version of “Family Vacation”. Lady Emma and Marlowe are fighting ( worse than usual). Margaret is strangely out of sorts and unhappy with a baffled Sebastian. Kitty and Robert hardly seem to get a minute to themselves. Lady Mellie is melancholy. And then there is a dead body in the beach hut, which was for exclusive use if the Worthington party. Oh, the murder is solved and all return to London to look forward to happier events.
October 7, 2025
Brighton, England, August 1924. Kitty Worthington and her family, fiancé Inspector Robert Crawford Sinclair, and their friends are spending time in Brighton for a seaside holiday before Kitty and Robert's wedding. A wealthy, disagreeable socialite is found dead in the family's beach hut, and this long-awaited holiday is no longer peaceful and pleasant. Robert reluctantly becomes involved in the investigation with Kitty's help, and they must catch the murderer as an impending storm threatens their coastal surroundings.
February 9, 2024
Family Holiday
The Kitty Worthington Mysteries are great fun and I especially love the cast of additional characters who are always on hand to help. This story revolves around their annual holiday and the murder of a particularly nasty lady. The whodunit was pretty easy to guess, except... I was only partially right so well done! 1 star deducted for the author mixing up her own characters and confusing me
The Kitty Worthington Mysteries are great fun and I especially love the cast of additional characters who are always on hand to help. This story revolves around their annual holiday and the murder of a particularly nasty lady. The whodunit was pretty easy to guess, except... I was only partially right so well done! 1 star deducted for the author mixing up her own characters and confusing me
January 27, 2024
Poor Kitty just can't catch a break. Even on vacation she stumbles across a dead body! This book was short, but there's a lot of story packed into it. As always, I enjoyed seeing Kitty work together with her friends and family to solve the murder. There were some happy surprises as well and wedding bells will be ringing soon! I can't wait!
November 19, 2024
Quickly-read mystery with a rather slim plot. At times it is hard to remember this series is set in the 1920s and not one hundred years earlier. The entire concept of the series is not completely believable, but the books are still enjoyable. I do like the camaraderie of Kitty's friends and family. And finally, Lady Emma has asked her to call her Emma.
December 22, 2024
Not as good
There is far too much jumping to conclusions for my liking. It's almost like "I think he did it, therefore he did it". There is no evidence and yet they go ahead. The most unlikely scenarios are discussed and low and behold they are all true! It really was all too silly to believe.
There is far too much jumping to conclusions for my liking. It's almost like "I think he did it, therefore he did it". There is no evidence and yet they go ahead. The most unlikely scenarios are discussed and low and behold they are all true! It really was all too silly to believe.
May 22, 2025
Hopeless Romantic
This was not as enjoyable as the previous books in the series. The names Hollingsworth and Harrington were confused more than once, and there didn’t seem to be a firm grasp of the correct use of “me” and “I” . Still a good read, but the editor needs to take more care before publication.
This was not as enjoyable as the previous books in the series. The names Hollingsworth and Harrington were confused more than once, and there didn’t seem to be a firm grasp of the correct use of “me” and “I” . Still a good read, but the editor needs to take more care before publication.
January 10, 2024
A Murderous Vacation
I really enjoyed this book. Interesting characters who gather together to solve the crime. Kitty and her family and friends really know how to work together to make solving the crime interesting.
I really enjoyed this book. Interesting characters who gather together to solve the crime. Kitty and her family and friends really know how to work together to make solving the crime interesting.
June 26, 2024
I am getting so excited because we are getting closer to Kittys wedding!! But nothing like putting a kink in your plans for a vacation when you happen upon a murder. The gang comes together once more to find the killer of a nasty stepmother.
July 1, 2024
I liked the earlier mysteries in this series, but this one felt slapped together. Not enough history of characters or interactions of main characters to keep the story going. I finished the book yesterday and already cannot remember why the crime was committed.
June 10, 2025
cosy murder mystery
A cosy murder mystery set in the 1920’s. Cute and different, plenty of twists and turns. Interesting characters. Sir Winston was not featured much in the recent books. the book where she introduced dog sniffing for drugs made the story unique
A cosy murder mystery set in the 1920’s. Cute and different, plenty of twists and turns. Interesting characters. Sir Winston was not featured much in the recent books. the book where she introduced dog sniffing for drugs made the story unique
January 6, 2024
Awesome as usual
I really like this series. I really liked Kitty's reaction to finding another body this time. I do wish this book was a bit longer though.
I really like this series. I really liked Kitty's reaction to finding another body this time. I do wish this book was a bit longer though.
January 15, 2024
Great Adventure
Kitty, and her family and friends, never disappoint. The relationships of the characters is as entertaining as the mystery. I love this series!
Kitty, and her family and friends, never disappoint. The relationships of the characters is as entertaining as the mystery. I love this series!
January 31, 2024
Rather a mass of characters in this one but, as cozies go, well written and entertaining. All of Kitty's families and acquaintances get involved in the solution of this crime. The ending is a surprise. Fun.
February 1, 2024
Great read
I enjoy every book in this series. I believe this is my favorite, however, I think that after every one I read. Looking forward to the next 2 in this series.
I enjoy every book in this series. I believe this is my favorite, however, I think that after every one I read. Looking forward to the next 2 in this series.
March 8, 2024
Enjoying
This was a great read. Did not expect the ending, this was a pleasant surprise. The book held my interest until the end.
This was a great read. Did not expect the ending, this was a pleasant surprise. The book held my interest until the end.
June 22, 2024
Another great Kitty Worthington story. Kitty solving another case with a challenge. I am ready for the next book in this series.
August 17, 2024
The crowd go to Brighton on vacation and a body is found. Novella length mystery. Ok, but a bit stretched having everyone go rather than just her family.
December 22, 2024
Read as part of the 52-Book Challenge 2024- Prompt#23: The Other Book With a Similar Plot.
February 14, 2025
A cozy murder mystery set in 192os Brighton, England. Great characters
July 29, 2025
Listened to audiobook
August 21, 2025
good plot,easy to read.
April 21, 2024
This is one star only because there is no half star rating
The Kitty Worthington series began with a good premise and a strong protagonist There were historical refences to the eras politics, fashion, food, music and the social changes in England in the period between the wars. Sadly Kitty has become less of a feminist icon and more of a romance novel cliche. As to the rest of the effort- the charater list has become unwieldy and less credible. and attention to historical detail has vanished. As if that wasn't bad enough, the plot in this most recent novel is predictable and lacks any intrigue or excitment.
In A Murder at Brighton, the Worthington household has decamped to the seaside and the detective agency is on summer break. The murder victim needs to be found among the guests at the hotel to make for a story. The eventual victim is portrayed early on as possibly the nastiest person in England so her demise is predictable. She is so unpleasant that she cannot be lamented by anyone her family included.
The reason for her murder seems very contrived and the solution for entraping the suspected murderer is ludicrous. In the end, the hasty resolution feels patheticly laughable
The Kitty Worthington series began with a good premise and a strong protagonist There were historical refences to the eras politics, fashion, food, music and the social changes in England in the period between the wars. Sadly Kitty has become less of a feminist icon and more of a romance novel cliche. As to the rest of the effort- the charater list has become unwieldy and less credible. and attention to historical detail has vanished. As if that wasn't bad enough, the plot in this most recent novel is predictable and lacks any intrigue or excitment.
In A Murder at Brighton, the Worthington household has decamped to the seaside and the detective agency is on summer break. The murder victim needs to be found among the guests at the hotel to make for a story. The eventual victim is portrayed early on as possibly the nastiest person in England so her demise is predictable. She is so unpleasant that she cannot be lamented by anyone her family included.
The reason for her murder seems very contrived and the solution for entraping the suspected murderer is ludicrous. In the end, the hasty resolution feels patheticly laughable
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