Death in the Stars by Frances Brody - ISBN: 9780349414317
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Eclipse, theatre, and death: Kate Shackleton uncovers dark secrets under the stars.

Death in the Stars

Book 9 in the Kate Shackleton mysteries

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    10 October 2017

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Summary

‘Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers’ Daily Mail

Yorkshire, 1927. Eclipse fever grips the nation, and when beloved theatre star Selina Fellini approaches trusted sleuth Kate Shackleton to accompany her to a viewing party at Giggleswick School Chapel, Kate suspects an ulterior motive.

During the eclipse, Selina’s friend and co-star Billy Moffatt disappears and is later found dead in the chapel grounds. Kate can’t help but dig deeper and soon learns that t…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780349414317
ISBN-10:0349414319
Author:Frances Brody
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Piatkus Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:10 October 2017
Weight:270g
Dimensions:130mm x 200mm x 25mm
Series:Kate Shackleton Mysteries
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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

This is whimsical, colourful stuff and readers will warm to the entrepreneurial yet fragile Kate - Take a Break

Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine - Ann Granger

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

Refreshing and highly entertaining, especially for the winter nights - Gazette and Herald

Brody’s excellent mystery splendidly captures the conflicts and attitudes of the time with well-developed characters - RT Book Reviews

The best so far. Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers - Daily Mail

Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place … a novel to cherish. - Daily Mail

About The Author

Frances Brody

Frances Brody is the author of twelve Kate Shackleton mysteries and three historical novels. Frances began her writing career in radio and has also written for theatre and television. Her novel Sisters on Bread Street won the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin Award. A Woman Unknown was shortlisted for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her stage plays have been toured by several theatre companies and produced at Manchester Library Theatre, the Gate and Nottingham Playhouse. Jehad was nominated for a Time Out Award.

Frances lived in New York for a time before studying at Ruskin College, Oxford, and reading English Literature and History at York University.

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