Murder In The Afternoon: Book 3 in the Kate Shackleton mysteries
Sep 2011 · Hachette UK
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'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail
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 thecold ground, they scarper quick smart and 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. But for Kate this is one case where surprising family ties makes it her most dangerous - and delicate - yet...
Praise for the Kate Shackleton series:
'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves
'The series is right up there with Miss Marple' Sunday Sport
'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' Ann Granger
'Delightful' People's Friend
'Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place . . . a novel to cherish' Daily Mail
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 thecold ground, they scarper quick smart and 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. But for Kate this is one case where surprising family ties makes it her most dangerous - and delicate - yet...
Praise for the Kate Shackleton series:
'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves
'The series is right up there with Miss Marple' Sunday Sport
'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' Ann Granger
'Delightful' People's Friend
'Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place . . . a novel to cherish' Daily Mail
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Bernice Wiemers-Rowden
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August 4, 2016
Another good read from this series - complete with mini cliff hanger to entice the reader to the next book!
About the author
Frances Brody is the author of twelve Kate Shackleton mysteries and three historical novels. Frances began her writing career in radio and has also written for theatre and television. Her novel Sisters on Bread Street won the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin Award. A Woman Unknown was shortlisted for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her stage plays have been toured by several theatre companies and produced at Manchester Library Theatre, the Gate and Nottingham Playhouse. Jehad was nominated for a Time Out Award.
Frances lived in New York for a time before studying at Ruskin College, Oxford, and reading English Literature and History at York University.
Visit Frances Brody online at www.francesbrody.com
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