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- Piatkus
- Piatkus
- Little, Brown Audio
Yorkshire, Crime & mystery, Classic crime
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Little, Brown Audio
- Paperback Aug 13, 2024 | 9780349431994 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- e-Book May 9, 2024 | 9780349431987 | RRP $12.99 Pre-Order
- Audiobook May 9, 2024 | 9781405553155 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
The second mystery in the Brackerley Prison series from Frances Brody, the bestselling author of the Kate Shackleton novels. This is a classic crime mystery set in a women's prison in 1960s Yorkshire - the perfect page-turner for fans of Agatha Christie and Jacqueline Winspear.
Yorkshire, 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the prison takes on a catering contract for Brackerley village's wedding of the year.
Almost all the female inmates are delighted to be involved in the celebrations, though Linda is desperate to avoid the event in case she is spotted, photographed, and once more appears on the front pages of the gutter press.
During the wedding reception, one of the inmates discovers the father of the bride, Mr Chapin, stabbed to death behind the marquee.
The murder shocks the close-knit village and police enlist Nell's help to solve the mystery. There are multiple suspects at the wedding, all with strong motives for wanting Mr Chapin dead, but the prison workforce was closest to the scene of the crime . . .
The second historical mystery in the Brackerley Prison series from bestselling author Frances Brody. This is the perfect locked room page-turner for fans of Agatha Christie and Jacqueline Winspear.
What readers are saying about Frances Brody:
'Witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves
'A splendid heroine' Ann Granger
'Have just read the most fun book in ages. Writing is witty, funny, perfect yet not dismissive of murders at its heart' @StairwellBooks
Praise for Six Motives for Murder
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With a competent, dynamic and likeable heroine, and an environment packed with stories great and small, it's hard to see how this series would fail - Morning Star
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Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers - Daily Mail
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Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive
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Praise for Frances Brody:
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Has a charm, and mystery, all of its own - The Times
Frances Brody
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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