Murder in the Afternoon, Frances Brody
Murder in the Afternoon, Frances Brody
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Murder in the Afternoon
A Kate Shackleton Mystery

Author: Frances Brody

Narrator: Deryn Edwards

Unabridged: 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2014


Synopsis

Young Harriet and her brother Austin have always been scared of the quarry where their stonemason father works. So when they find him dead on the cold ground, they scarper quick smart and look for help. When help arrives, 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? 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.

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 Barbara on October 26, 2021

In this third book in the 'Kate Shackleton' series, private detective Kate Shackleton investigates the death of a stone mason. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** It's the early 1920's in England and youngsters Harriet and Austin Armstrong take lunch to their dad, stone mason Ethan, at the qua......more

Goodreads review by Dale on May 07, 2020

Three and a half stars. Harriet and her young brother have always been scared of the quarry where their father who is a stone mason works. But Hannah and Austin brave the quarry to take their father some food when he has not come home. When they arrive their father is on the ground. Harriet is convin......more

Goodreads review by Alayne on March 28, 2020

This was a second book in this series that I’ve read, and I enjoyed it more than the first one. Maybe it’s because it was written in the era of slower times and now we are experiencing the same, less cars very quiet and a slower pace of life. It was easy to read and kept you guessing about who murder......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on May 15, 2017

"Murder in the Afternoon" is historical crime mystery set after the first WW. Readers of "Murder in the Afternoon" will follow Mrs Catherine Shackleton investigation into the disappearings of Ethan Armstrong. However, the investigation into Ethan Armstrong disappearances will change Catherine Shackl......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 05, 2017

A really attractive cosy mystery set in the north of England in the 1920s. Kate Shackleton, adoptive daughter of a superintendent in West Riding’s constabulary and his landed-gentry wife, has set herself up as a private detective. Her husband went missing-in-action during the war, but she’s a modern......more