Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for a digital review copy of "Murder at the Island Hotel" in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.

First and foremost - Welcome back to the action Alice. I was so glad to have her back investigating and ably supporting Kitty on the case rather than being a minor figure in the story as she has been in the last few books.

In this installment of the Miss Underhay series we've gone from the wilds to Scotland to an island off the South Coast. Still a classic Christie-esque isolated/locked room setting with our core investigative team which sees Kitty and Alice assessing a new luxury hotel on Bird Island. The owner, Sir Norman, wants to join the local hoteliers association and Kitty will be the one to determine his suitability for membership. However, what should be a more restful trip is interrupted by the mysterious death of Sir Norman, and the storm whirling around the island is hindering investigations and keeping everyone trapped on the island, with the killer. 

This series is reliably fun and fast paced and I love the core group of characters, they never let me down! The overall mystery was solid - twisting with secrets to uncover, but it felt a little thin on the ground resulting in some repetitive scenes which didn't always push the story forward. Usually this wouldn't bother me but this time I found that the supporting cast of characters/suspects didn't quite gel for me in the way they usually do and the story felt like it was missing something, especially in comparison to the last book which was one of the best in the series.

Irrespective of these niggles, I enjoyed the read as I always do and I eagerly await the next case to come Kitty's way and to find out how Alice and Robert's future is going to unfold!