Death and the Brewery Queen, Frances Brody
Death and the Brewery Queen, Frances Brody
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Death and the Brewery Queen
A Kate Shackleton Mystery

Author: Frances Brody

Narrator: Anne Dover

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/08/2020

Synopsis

North Yorkshire, 1930. It's the season for warm and spirited countryside celebrations. Ever since the war, pubs have been in the doldrums, and in an attempt to promote and breathe new life back into the business, brewers select a charismatic employee as local queento be the face of their industry. And this year's queen, wages clerk Ruth Parnaby, has invited the ever intrepid Kate Shackleton and her niece Harriet to accompany her on public engagements at a garden party thrown in her honor. But when Ruth leads children to the stables for pony rides, the drayman is missing, later found in the last place imaginablethe fermentation roomdeceased.What looked to be a simple case of asphyxiation in the dangerous fermentation room is quickly clarified by the pathologist as murderthe drayman was already dead before he was taken into the room. Someone was looking to cover it up. The horse dealer who sold the pony to the drayman comes under suspicion, but more and more, Ruth's nasty father Slater Parnaby's strong motive to dissuade his daughter from any festivities lingers in Kate's mind, despite his having an alibi. The case is muddy, at best, and it's going to take Kate at her keenest to decipher the truth.

About Frances Brody

Frances Brody is a pseudonym for Frances McNeil, the scriptwriter, playwright, and author of four novels and the winner of the Elizabeth Elgin Award. Her stage plays have been toured by several theatre companies, and Jehad was nominated for a Time Out Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alayne on October 06, 2020

I really enjoyed this book, this was the third one I’d read by Francis Brady and I must say they are growing in me!!! I love the fact that it’s slow-paced but, that was how they did things like that in the 1930’s. It reminded me of an Agatha Christie novel but, much more enjoyable.......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on October 06, 2020

I’ve read a couple of Francis Brody’s books in this series and I’ve always really enjoyed them. They are set in an era after the First World War and are beautifully descriptive and have you thinking that you are reading an Agatha Christie book. The pace is slow but, set in this era suits it well and......more

Goodreads review by Literary on August 20, 2020

This 12th in the Kate Shackleton series is said to appeal to avid Maisie Dobbs fans like me. But slow-paced MURDER IS IN THE AIR, set in 1930, just wasn’t my cup of tea. Others who love old-fashioned English mysteries may find it a perfect cuppa. 3 of 5 Stars Pub Date 06 Oct 2020 Thanks to the author,......more

Goodreads review by Janet on October 04, 2020

This is the twelfth in the series & is set in the 1930’s in Northern England . William Lofthouse owner of Barleycorn Brewery asks Kate to investigate some mishaps. When there they get caught up in accompanying wages clerk Ruth Parnaby’s engagements as Northern Breweries’ beauty queen. On one of Ruth......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on November 11, 2020

Springtime is in the air in North Yorkshire and Kate's artist friend Eleanor Hart has asked her to speak with her husband, William Lofthouse about the odd goings-on at his brewery. At first William is hesitant to explain, he claims he just wants paperwork sorted out and everything in tip-top shape f......more

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