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- Death in the stars / by Brody, Frances,author.;
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- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Shackleton, Kate (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Murder;
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- A mansion for murder / by Brody, Frances,author.;
Invited by a stranger to a grand house said to be cursed, Kate Shackleton arrives in Saltaire to discover her intended host has drowned in a reservoir.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Shackleton, Kate (Fictitious character); Mansions; Murder; Women private investigators;
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- Murder is in the air / by Brody, Frances,author.;
Invited by 1930 North Yorkshire's brewery queen to accompany her to public engagements that are then upended by the murder of a drayman, Kate Shackleton investigates two suspects, including a disreputable horse dealer and her hostess's conservative-mindedfather.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Shackleton, Kate (Fictitious character); Murder; Women private investigators;
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- Death of an avid reader / by Brody, Frances,author.;
"The search for a daughter. Lady Coulton gave up the baby that would have ruined her marriage, born when Lord Coulton was abroad. Now that her husband is dying, she asks Kate to find Sophia. A haunted library. It is forty years since the ghost of a dead librarian haunted the old library, yet the stories have begun again. Kate does not believe in ghosts but obligingly takes part in a ceremony to expel the restless spirit. Shockingly, there is a body in the basement, strangled, and covered in dusty volumes from a fallen bookcase. It is Dr. Potter, a mathematician. A killer on the loose. Dr Potter's body is taken away. The police find a sick man sheltering in the basement. He is an Italian, Umberto, an organ grinder and owner of a lively Capuchin monkey. Umberto becomes the prime suspect and will be charged with murder. Kate goes with Umberto to the infirmary. But he is too weak to be a suspect. And now Kate must set out to find the real culprit ... "--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Women private investigators;
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- A snapshot of murder / by Brody, Frances,author.;
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 among them.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Shackleton, Kate (Fictitious character); Photographers; Women private investigators; Murder;
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- A death in the Dales / by Brody, Frances,author.;
"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 . . ."--Provided by publisher.- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Women private investigators;
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