A Spy at Dunhaven Castle

Cate Kensie #5

by Nellie H. Steele

When human remains turn up in Cate’s garden, she’s itching to solve the crime. But this time she’ll face more than just a murderer.

Fresh off her illuminating time travel trip to the late 1700s, Cate is in desperate need of downtime. But when her dogs dig up a skeleton in her garden and rumors begin to fly, Cate’s determined to unearth the truth.

When the investigation takes her to 1942, smack in the middle of the second World War, Cate’s tension mounts. With a murderer prowling the grounds of Dunhaven Castle, she’s certain sinister secrets fill every shadow and danger lurks in every dark corner. Facing a new enemy who threatens all she holds dear, along with a curious ailment, is it curtains for Cate?

Can she solve the mystery of the body in her garden? And if she does, what will it cost her?

If you love cozy mysteries with a unique twist and a touch of fantasy, you’ll love book 5 in the Cate Kensie Mysteries.

Genres: Time Travel, Audiobook, Mystery

382 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 29, 2023

About the author

Nellie H. Steele lives in the South Hills of Pittsburgh with her family and her many fur-babies. When she isn't writing, she enjoys teaching Statistics at a local university or watching her dogs and cats play in the yard.

Nellie is the author of the Cate Kensie Mystery Series, a cozy mystery series following the adventures of Dr. Catherine Kensie, a history professor turned Scottish Countess, and her beloved dog, Riley, as they navigate their new lives in their quirky Scottish highlands castle, solving mysteries along the way! She is the creator of the Shadow Slayers series, a suspenseful series with a supernatural twist! Follow the Shadow Slayers through time as they fight to banish darkness from the world. Nellie also writes an adventure series, Maggie Edwards Adventures. Follow Maggie Edwards as she travels the world solving mysteries and finding unique treasures!

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Reviews

[Andrea Stoeckel · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Cate! Now, don’t go starting your wondering. Every time you wonder, we end up in a whole host of trouble."

Whose body is in Cate's garden and does her necklace have something to do with it !?

This newest Nellie Steele mystery packs a lot of clues. Can everything be less stressed by Lady Cate's party? You're going to have to read and find that out yourself. Highly Recommended 5/5

[ Disclaimer: I received this book from the author and voluntarily read and reviewed it]

[Mickey Noel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cate and Jack are a great team!

This long-awaited story did not disappoint! There's plenty of adventure and suspense to keep your attention primed. I can't wait to see what happens next!

[Audrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a very big fan of this author her books are excellent!
I don’t do spoilers but I will say “what an ending “ I highly recommend this author!

[Roger Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Spy at Dunhaven Castle by Nellie H Steele.

I just finished book 5 in the Cate Kensie Mystery Series, The Spy at Dunhaven Castle, by Nellie H Steele, and was totally enthralled by the storyline. The story picks up from the conclusion of Book 4 with the question, Who is Buried in the Garden at Dunhaven Castle? To figure out who the poor deceased person is, Cate and Jack must first find out how long the person has been buried in the garden, the cause of death, check missing person reports at the time, and perhaps Jack and Cate must embark on another stint through time to answer the burning question.
Nellie H Steele has managed to once again forge a storyline that not only mystifies but sets a tone of peril and apprehension that captivates the reader. The world-building is outstanding and the character development and interactions are amazing. The plot, along with a substantial amount of thrilling mystery, has wartime action and suspense that entails Cate and Jack journeying by means they never anticipated. I enjoyed reading this adventure in the Cate Kensie Mystery Series and am looking forward to the next installment.

[Jodi Sweet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mind blowing!

Ok, my mind is blown, or maybe, broken? So many strange things happening in the present, the past, … maybe the future? I don’t know how I’m going to make it until the next book is released!

[Angie Schmidbauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adventure abounds

Loved the concept on this one. Kept me interested. Not fond of the ending.
Although it keeps waiting for more.

[Sally Lindsay-briggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great audiobook that I borrowed from the NY City library. It was on my cell phone so I listened to most of it on the way home from my daughter’s house. My CD player didn’t work. The story was part fantasy and part murder mystery suspense. It held my interest but left me hanging and wondering at the conclusion. Lady Kate and Jack find an 80 year old skeleton buried on the castle grounds. They time travel to figure out who it was. Kate goes into trances and does strange things because of an enchanted jeweled necklace. It was a well written and narrated book but very puzzling.

[Peggy Baldwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

When the dogs find bones of a Skelaxin that is about 80 years old Cate and Jack travel bach to
1942 in the middle of WW2 to try to solve the murder and also getting involved in the war effort but back in their present tim3 Cate is obsessed with a Sappho necklace and a music box and she is wondering around the castle in arrange and Jack is worried. This story will keep you on edge..

[Cheriwinkle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I listened to an audiobook but not Audible. This 5th book in the Cate Kensie series was quite exciting. I loved the 1940s travel. The necklace and music box thread is getting SO tedious and it seems it will continue. I very much dislike when elements of a series go on and on and on through book after book. To me it seems like a ploy by the author (of any such series) to keep a reader coming back—instead of writing books that are excellent in their own right. In this series, it is completely unnecessary and for me totally distracts from Cate and Jack’s adventures.

[Julie Carithers Overstreet · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW!!! What a nail-biting adventure!!! If you haven't checked out this series (Cate Kensie Mysteries) you are missing out on an awesome page-turner mystey series. You will be glued to the page until the end!!!

[Lauren Heiy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Spy at Sings gen Castle:A Cozy Time travel mystery book 5

Cate having France's and fainting spells. Also traveling back to 1942 during the war after finding buried bones in the garden believed to be from that time period. Very exciting read with a surprise ending

[Paula Schumm · Rating 5 out of 5]

I listened to the audiobook from the library. Cate and Jack go back in time to WWII when a skeleton is found on castle grounds. This time they change history. Recommended.

[Heidi Turner Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another awesome read

By now the characters have become real people to me. I have a feeling that the new book in the series is going to be just as good as the rest

[Karen Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the Dunhaven series. Cate is a brave lady. Highly recommend if you like castles and time travel books.

[Charlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to the audio book which was 10 hours. They dragged this story way out, this book could have been about 6.

[Serena Keene · Rating 5 out of 5]

*** 382 pages

[Tomi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Still too many genres mixed into on plot. The author appears to mixing several different book series, which is confusing.

[Lynette · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun series, but it’s starting to get dangerous. Can’t wait for the next one!

[Kathy Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A

[Rhonda Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Interesting Book

I like how Cate is methodical in doing research and finding clues to figure out when in time she needs to go to solve the murder mystery. This one takes us to WW2. It is fascinating as it involves spies and at the end notes a very famous person who was crucial to the eventual allied win.

[Bia Gillani · Rating 4 out of 5]

4🌟
I enjoyed reading about the time travel but I didn't like the storyline of cate and her 'zombie state'.