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A Snapshot of Murder
A Snapshot of Murder: The tenth Kate Shackleton Murder Mystery | Frances Brody
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'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail Taking the perfect photograph can be murder . . . 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, Kate jumps at the chance to visit Haworth and Stanbury, in the heart of Bront country, the setting for Wuthering Heights. But when an obnoxious member of their party is murdered, the group is thrown into disarray. Is the murderer amongst them, or did the loud-mouthed Tobias have more enemies than they might have imagined? Armed with her wit and wiles, and of course her trusty camera, it's up to Kate to crack the case, and get that perfect shot too . . . Praise for Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton series: 'Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place . . . a novel to cherish' Barry Turner, Daily Mail 'Brody's excellent mystery splendidly captures the conflicts and attitudes of the time with well-developed characters' RT Book Reviews 'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' Ann Granger 'Kate Shackleton joins Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs in a subgroup of young, female amateur detectives who survived and were matured by their wartime experiences. As self-reliant women in a society that still regards them a second-class citizens, they make excellent heroines' Literary Review 'Frances Brody skilfully holds our attention, making us want to read on and then look forward to the next Kate Shackleton mystery' Gazette & Herald 'Kate Shackleton is a delightful leading character. The flavour of post First World War England is beautifully portrayed. An enjoyable and gripping mystery story' CrimeSquad.com 'The author keeps us highly entertained with an interesting and exciting plot, impeccably researched, and a style of writing that has the reader turning the pages eagerly to discover the truth of the mystery. Francis Brody is fast becoming "the queen of light crime fiction"' Gazette & Herald 'This is whimsical, colourful stuff and readers will warm to the entrepreneurial yet fragile Kate' Take a Break 'Refreshing and highly entertaining, especially for the winter nights' Gazette & Herald
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emmaturi
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Mehso-so

Another case for Kate Shackleton to solve, this time set in Brontë country. I don't think will carry on in this series it was but didn't really grip me and it was nearly a DNF.

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Booksnchill
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Time for a cozy read to end this stormy November night. Just right to start my holiday cozy reading I think- Kate Shackleton is on the trail of dastardly evildoers- and good photographs! Set in Yorkshire in 1928- fun so far!

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Lel2403
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Mehso-so

Set in 1920‘s Yorkshire, Kate Shackleton is an investigator in this murder mystery. She is on a photography society trip to Haworth, the home of the Bronte‘s. There, Mr Tobias Murchison, Carine‘s boorish husband dies from a stab wound to the heart.

Here begins an investigation, was it Edward? Carine‘s, back from the dead husband to be or Derek the young besotted photographer? Or one of the many suspects in this very wordy but engrossing tale.

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Lel2403
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“We walked into Haworth along the road. Harriet wore her new navy blue sailor dress that she and Mrs Sugden had made, with v neck, squared collar and white linen bow tie. She wore navy Cuban heels and a neat little navy hat trimmed with white. Derek glanced at her several times. She ignored him and chatted to Rita who was decked out in her silks and bejewelled slippers.”...it‘s quite wordy, but certainly builds an atmosphere

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Lel2403
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“There was the spot where our failed police bloodhound was buried. We had named him Constable as his consolation for being dismissed from the force. Mother had said calling him Constable was a mistake. She claimed that being a bloodhound of little brain, he would forget his connection with law and order and imagine his destiny was to paint pictures.”... such lovely descriptive writing..

Aimeesue Bwahahahaha! I just read Ngaio Marsh's A Clutch of Constables and the Folio edition of England's Constable. Poor doggo! 😂 5y
rwmg 😀 First in series wishlisted 5y
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Lel2403
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“The first whisper that all might not be well in the world of photography came in the spring of 1928. It was just a few days after my niece Harriet and I had travelled to London, with a photographer friend, for a rally outside Parliament to mark the second reading of the Equal Franchise bill. “....just started this, not exactly a thrilling first paragraph though...

CarolynM I enjoy this series, but it's not exactly fast paced 5y
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