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    Questa acclamata autrice crea avvincenti gialli ambientati negli anni '20, con l'intelligente ed elegante Kate Shackleton, una vedova della Prima Guerra Mondiale diventata investigatrice. Quando scompaiono persone o si sospetta un crimine, Kate è la persona da chiamare, a volte accompagnata dall'ex poliziotto Jim Sykes. La sua scrittura è nota per l'intelligenza e l'atmosfera sofisticata, che attira i lettori in un mondo di intriganti enigmi storici. Le narrazioni sono magistralmente costruite, offrendo un convincente mix di suspense e dettagli storici.

    Death of an Avid Reader
    A Mansion for Murder
    A Snapshot of Murder
    Death and the Brewery Queen
    Murder on a Summer's Day
    A Woman Unknown

    • A Woman Unknown

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura
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      The fourth fantastically quirky crime novel featuring amateur sleuth extraordinaire Kate Shackleton

      A Woman Unknown

    • Death and the Brewery Queen

      • 400pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura
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      The twelfth murder mystery in the enthralling Kate Shackleton series set in 1930s Yorkshire. When a dead body is discovered during a garden party at a Yorkshire brewery, indomitable sleuth Kate Shackleton has a complex murder on her hands to solve . . .

      Death and the Brewery Queen

    • A Snapshot of Murder

      • 400pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura
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      Kate Shackleton's tenth adventure, in which she investigates a crime in Bronte country. 'The series is right up there with Miss Marple' Sunday Sport

      A Snapshot of Murder

    • Death of an Avid Reader

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      A lady with a secret Kate Shackleton's sterling reputation for courageous sleuthing attracts the attention of the venerable Lady Coulton. Hidden in her past is a daughter, born out of wedlock and given up to a different family. Now, Lady Coulton is determined to find her and puts Kate on the case. A mysterious killing in the library's basement But as Kate delves deeper into Lady Coulton's past, she soon finds herself thrust into a scandal much closer to home. When the body of the respected Horatio Potter is found in the Leeds Library basement, the quiet literary community is suddenly turned upside down with suspicions, accusations and - much to Kate's surprise - the appearance of a particularly intelligent Capuchin monkey! The most puzzling case in Kate's sleuthing history yet Convinced an innocent man has been blamed, Kate sets out to discover the truth. Who would want Dr Potter dead? Does Lady Coulton's missing daughter hold a vital clue? As the stories start to emerge in the seemingly quiet Leeds Library, Kate is learning fast that in this case, she can't judge a book by its cover ..

      Death of an Avid Reader

    • A Death in the Dales

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      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 realises 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 ..

      A Death in the Dales