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Murder In The Afternoon

Frances Brody

DEAD ONE MINUTE
Young Harriet and her brother Austin have always been scared of the quarry where their stone mason father works. So when they find him dead on the cold ground they scarper quick smart and look for some help.

ALIVE THE NEXT?
When help arrives however 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?

A SINISTER DISAPPEARING ACT
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 . . .

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  • Classification : Thriller, Crime & Mystery
  • Pub Date : SEP 10, 2011
  • Imprint : Piatkus
  • Page Extent : 400
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9780749954826
  • Price : INR 1,499
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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.

Visit Frances Brody online at www.francesbrody.com

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