Kate Shackleton's First Case

by Frances Brody

Overview

See how private investigator Kate Shackleton got her start in this 1920s cozy mystery novella for fans of historical British mysteries by Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson!
 
Yorkshire, 1921. Kate Shackleton is having tea with her friend, Doris, who is visiting from London. In the lovely setting of Harrogate's premier tearoom, violence is the furthest thing from anyone's mind. But when Doris is attacked by a mystery assailant, it's up to Kate to find out why - and in doing so, she soon develops a taste for detective-work.
 
In this exciting historical cozy mystery novella, Kate Shackleton—a heroine ahead of her time—becomes Yorkshire most tireless private investigator.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781639100095
Publisher:	CROOKED LANE BOOKS
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Series:	Kate Shackleton Series
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	42
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Frances Brody lives in Leeds where she was born and grew up. After leaving school at 16, she worked and traveled, including a spell in New York. She then won a place at Ruskin College, Oxford, and afterwards studied at York University. Before creating the Kate Shackleton mysteries, Frances wrote historical sagas, winning the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin award for most regionally evocative debut saga of the millennium. When not writing or reading, Frances likes to test her less than brilliant map reading skills by walking in the Yorkshire Dales.