Dying in the Wool: A Kate Shackleton Mystery

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St. Martin's Publishing Group, Feb 14, 2012 - Fiction - 368 pages

"Reminiscent of Dorothy L. Sayers and Agatha Christie with a thoroughly likeable protagonist and a plot that held me to the end." —Mignon F. Ballard, author of the Miss Dimple Kilpatrick Mystery Series

"[Dying in the Wool] introduces a refreshingly complex heroine and adds a fine feeling for the postwar period." —Kirkus Reviews

Take one quiet Yorkshire village

Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens...

Add a measure of mystery

Until the day that Master of the Mill Joshua Braithwaite goes missing in dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again.

A sprinkling of scandal

Now Joshua's daughter is getting married and wants one last attempt at finding her father. Has he run off with his mistress, or was he murdered for his mounting coffers?

And Kate Shackleton—amateur sleuth extraordinaire!

Kate Shackleton has always loved solving puzzles. So who better to get to the bottom of Joshua's mysterious disappearance? But as Kate taps into the lives of the Bridgestead dwellers, she opens cracks that some would kill to keep closed...

 

Contents

Copyright Notice 1 Spinning the Yarn
Man in a Homespun Suit
The Silesian Merino Shawl
CrêpedeChine
Hospital Linens
The Weft
Twistingin
Candlewick
Bobbin Weavin
Worstedopolis
Beatingup
Scouring
Best Mohair Suit
Soft Dress Goods
Blending
Perching

Fashion Plates
Dyehouse
Cropping
Roving
Khaki
The Warp
On Tenterhooks
Burling Mending
Note
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Frances Brody lives in the North of England, where she was born and grew up. Frances started her writing life in radio, with many plays and short stories broadcast by the BBC. She has also written for television and theatre. Before turning to crime, she wrote sagas, winning the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin award for most regionally evocative debut saga of the millennium.

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