{"product_id":"9780349406589","title":"Death at the Seaside : Book 8 in the Kate Shackleton mysteries","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Frances Brody\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCrime \u0026amp; mystery\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 October 2016 by Little, Brown Book Group (Piatkus Books) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Kate Shackleton Mysteries' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 26mm | 276g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves AN IDYLLIC SEASIDE TOWNNothing ever happens in August, and tenacious sleuth Kate Shackleton deserves a break. Heading off for a long-overdue holiday to Whitby, she visits her school friend Alma who works as a fortune teller there. A MISSING GIRLKate had been looking forward to a relaxing seaside sojourn, but upon arrival discovers that Alma's daughter Felicity has disappeared, leaving her mother a note and the pawn ticket for their only asset: a watch-guard. What makes this more intriguing is the jeweller who advanced Felicity the thirty shillings is Jack Phillips, Alma's current gentleman friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA COMPLEX MYSTERY TO SOLVEKate can't help but become involved, and goes to the jeweller's shop to get some answers. When she makes a horrifying discovery in the back room, it soon becomes clear that her services are needed. Met by a wall of silence by town officials, keen to maintain Whitby's idyllic facade, it's up to Kate to discover the truth behind Felicity's disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton series:'Delightful' People's Friend'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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frances Brody","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64837856002397,"sku":"9780349406589","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9780349406589.jpg?v=1780053421","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9780349406589","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}