A Snapshot of Murder

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 1643850970
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346

Book Description
Critically acclaimed author Frances Brody is back with the tenth installment in her Kate Shackleton series, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson. Seven keen amateur photographers gather for the most popular openings of the decade. Only six will return. Yorkshire, 1928. Indomitable sleuth Kate Shackleton is taking a well-deserved break from her detective work and indulging in her other passion: photography. When her local Photographic Society proposes an outing to the opening of the Bronte Museum, Kate jumps at the chance to visit the setting of Wuthering Heights. But the setting proves to be even more sinister than the dreary classic when a member of their party is found murdered. The event is one of the most popular of the decade, and each of the seven photographers were there to capture the perfect shot of a lifetime. But Tobias, the deceased, was known for being loud-mouthed and didn’t care to curb his demeanor. Kate deduces that he must have had several enemies. But soon, she begins to suspect that perhaps the murderer is amongst them. And before they shrink to just a group of five, Kate must pick back up her magnifying glass and sleuthing cap to crack the case in A Snapshot of Murder, Frances Brody’s tenth brilliant Kate Shackleton mystery.

The Body on the Train

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 1643851616
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Frances Brody's eleventh Kate Shackleton mystery is sure to delight readers of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear. Two murders. A one-way ticket to trouble. And it's up to Kate to derail the killer. London, 1929. In the darkness before dawn, a railway porter, unloading a special train from Yorkshire, discovers a man's body, shot and placed in a sack. There are no means of identification to be found and as Scotland Yard hits a dead end, they call on the inimitable Kate Shackleton, a local sleuth, confident her local knowledge and investigative skills will produce results. But it's no easy task. Suspicion of political intrigue and fears of unrest in the Yorkshire coalfields, impose secrecy on her already difficult task. The murder of a shopkeeper, around the same time, seems too much of a coincidence. The convicted felon was found with blood on his hands, but it's too tidy and Kate becomes convinced the police have the wrong man. By then it's too late. Kate finds herself in a den of vipers. The real killer is still at large, and having tinkered with Kate's car, nearly causes her to crash. Not only that, but Scotland Yard has turned their back on her. As Kate edges toward the shocking truth, she's going to need all the strength and resourcefulness she can muster to uncover this sinister web of deceit.

A Woman Unknown

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250037042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
Originally published: Great Britain: Piatkus, 2012.

A Medal for Murder

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312622406
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
Kate Shackleton investigates a pawn-shop robbery that brings her into the wealthy neighborhoods of 1920s Harrogate, where a night at the theater is shattered by a brutal murder and the kidnapping of a leading lady.

Death in the Stars

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250154790
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 399

Book Description
Suspecting the true nature of a theater actress' invitation to a viewing party at a school chapel during an eclipse in 1927 Yorkshire, Kate Shackleton investigates the suspicious death of one of the actress' co-stars, the third to have died recently under mysterious circumstances. --Publisher.

Kate Shackleton's First Case

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
ISBN: 1639100091
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63

Book Description
For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson, Kate Shackleton’s first case in this cozy novella will take readers back to the early start of Kate’s investigative career. Yorkshire, 1921. Kate Shackleton is having tea with her friend, Doris, who is visiting from London. In the lovely setting of Harrogate's premier tearoom, violence is the furthest thing from anyone's mind. But when Doris is attacked by a mystery assailant, it's up to Kate to find out why - and in doing so, she soon develops a taste for detective-work. In this exciting novella, Kate Shackleton, a heroine ahead of her time, became Yorkshire most tireless private investigator.

Dying in the Wool

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312622392
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
When the untimely disappearance of Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite disrupts the peaceful town of Bridgestead, Kate Shackleton is tapped to discover the missing man's fate, only to stumble on dangerous secrets.

Murder in the Afternoon

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 9781250063328
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An intricate plot in the post-WWI English countryside and Frances Brody's "refreshingly complex heroine" (Kirkus) combine in Murder in the Afternoon, an absorbing mystery. Dead one minute... Young Harriet and her brother Austin have always been scared of the quarry where their stone mason father works. So when they find him dead on the cold ground, they rush off quickly to look for some help. Alive the next? When help arrives, however, the quarry is deserted and there is no sign of the body. Were the children mistaken? Is their father not dead? Did he simply get up and run away? A sinister disappearing act It seems like another unusual case requiring the expertise of Kate Shackleton--and Mary Jane, the children's mother, is adamant that only she can help. But Mary Jane is hiding something--a secret from Kate's past that raises the stakes and puts both Kate and her family at risk.

Snapshot

Author: Brandon Sanderson
Publisher: Dragonsteel, LLC
ISBN: 1938570154
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98

Book Description

A Death in the Dales

Author: Frances Brody
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 125009884X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
An intricate plot set in the 1920s English countryside and Frances Brody's "refreshingly complex heroine" (Kirkus) Kate Shackleton make A Death in the Dales an absorbing 7th installment in this mystery, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Agatha Christie. A murder most foul When the landlord of a Yorkshire tavern is killed in plain sight, Freda Simonson, the only witness to the crime, becomes plagued with guilt, believing the wrong man has been convicted. Following her death, it seems that the truth will never be uncovered in the peaceful village of Langcliffe... A village of secrets But it just so happens that Freda’s nephew is courting the renowned amateur sleuth Kate Shackleton, who decides to holiday in Langcliffe with her indomitable teenage niece, Harriet. When Harriet strikes up a friendship with a local girl whose young brother is missing, the search leads Kate to uncover another suspicious death, not to mention an illicit affair. The case of a lifetime As the present mysteries merge with the past’s mistakes, Kate is thrust into the secrets that Freda left behind and realizes that this courageous woman has entrusted her with solving a murder from beyond the grave. It soon becomes clear to her that nothing in Langcliffe is quite as it appears, and with a murderer on the loose and an ever-growing roster of suspects, this isn’t the holiday Kate was expecting... Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton returns in A Death in the Dales with another mystery that's sure to "hold the reader attention and make them continue reading into the small hours of the night" (York Press, UK).