Dying in the wool

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A quiet Yorkshire village is shaken by a scandalous secret . . . This is quirky historical crime fiction with a wonderfully whimsical female narrator

The quaintest of villages can hold the darkest of secrets...

Yorkshire, 1922

Bridgestead is a quiet village. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens, except for the day when Joshua Braithwaite goes missing in suspcious circumstances, never to be heard of again. Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants one last attempt at finding her father. Has he run off with his mistress, or was he murdered for his mounting coffers?

Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance? But as Kate taps into the lives of the Bridgestead dwellers, she opens cracks that some would kill to keep closed . . .

Dying in the Wool is the first novel in the bestselling Kate Shackelton series.

'Frances Brody has the knack or spinning a tale that has the charm of the period' Daily Mail

'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' Ann Granger

The first mystery in the bestselling Kate Shackleton crime series! A Golden Age murder mystery set in 1920s Yorkshire, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, T E Kinsey and Verity Bright.
Take one quiet Yorkshire Village, add a measure of mystery, a sprinkling of scandal and Kate Shackleton - amateur sleuth extraordinaire!

Bridgestead is a quiet village: a babbling brook, rolling hills and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens, except for the day when Joshua Braithwaite, goes missing in dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again.

Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants one last attempt at finding her father. Has he run off with his mistress, or was he murdered for his mounting coffers?

Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance? But as Kate taps into the lives of the Bridgestead dwellers, she opens cracks that some would kill to keep closed . . .

Praise for Frances Brody:

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' DAILY MAIL

'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' ANN CLEEVES

'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' ANN GRANGER

'Delightful' PEOPLE'S FRIEND

'Brody's excellent mystery splendidly captures the conflicts and attitudes of the time with well-developed characters' RT BOOK REVIEWS

'Kate Shackleton joins Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs in a subgroup of young, female amateur detectives who survived and were matured by their wartime experiences' LITERARY REVIEW

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 oktober 2009

Aantal pagina's: 368

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Frances Brody

Hoofduitgeverij: Piatkus Books

Product breedte: 131 mm

Product hoogte: 24 mm

Product lengte: 199 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 127 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 30 mm

Verpakking lengte: 198 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 628 g

EAN: 9780749941871

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