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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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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 rush off quickly to look for some help. 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? It seems like another unusual case requiring the expertise of Kate Shackleton--and Mary Jane, the children's...
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Series
Kate Shackleton mystery volume 6
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The search for a daughter. Lady Coulton gave up the baby that would have ruined her marriage, born when Lord Coulton was abroad. Now that her husband is dying, she asks Kate to find Sophia. A haunted library. It is forty years since the ghost of a dead librarian haunted the old library, yet the stories have begun again. Kate does not believe in ghosts but obligingly takes part in a ceremony to expel the restless spirit. Shockingly, there is a body...
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Kate Shackleton mystery volume 7
Publisher
Minotaur Books, A Thomas Dunne Book
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A murder most foul When the landlord of a Yorkshire tavern is killed in plain sight, Freda Simonson, the only witness to the crime, becomes plagued with guilt, believing the wrong man has been convicted. Following her death, it seems that the truth will never be uncovered in the peaceful village of Langcliffe... A village of secrets But it just so happens that Freda's nephew is courting the renowned amateur sleuth Kate Shackleton, who decides to...
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Series
Kate Shackleton mystery volume 5
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When the India Office seeks help in finding Maharajah Narayan, they call upon the expertise of renowned amateur detective Kate Shackleton to investigate. But soon a missing persons case turns into murder. Shot through the heart, Narayan's body has obviously not been in the woods overnight. Who brought it here, and from where? And what happened to the hugely valuable diamond that was in the Maharajah's possession? Kate soon discovers that vengeance...
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Series
Kate Shackleton mystery volume 4
Publisher
Minotaur Books, a Thomas Dunne Book
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother. He calls on the expertise of Kate Shackleton, amateur sleuth extraordinaire to investigate. Everett Runcie is a banker facing ruin and disgrace. His American heiress wife will no longer pay for his mistakes, or tolerate his infidelity, and is seeking a divorce. When a chambermaid enters Runcie's hotel room, she is shocked...
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Kate Shackleton mystery volume 9
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Yorkshire, 1927. Theatre star Selina Fellini approaches Kate Shackleton to accompany her to an eclipse viewing party on the grounds of Giggleswick School Chapel. During the eclipse, Selina's friend and co-star Billy Moffatt disappears and is later found dead in the chapel grounds. Two other members of the theatre troupe died in similarly mysterious circumstances in the past year. Kate sets about investigating the deaths.
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Series
Kate Shackleton mystery volume 11
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the darkness before dawn, a London railway porter discovers a man's body as he unloads a special goods train from Yorkshire, all means of identification stripped away. Hitting a dead end, Scotland Yard call on indomitable sleuth Kate Shackleton, hoping her local Yorkshire knowledge and undoubted skills at winkling out information will produce the results they need. 1929, Yorkshire. Fears of unrest in the Yorkshire coalfields mean that Kate must...
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Series
Kate Shackleton mystery volume 8
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Nothing 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. Kate 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...
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Series
Kate Shackleton mystery volume 10
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
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 to the opening of the Brontë Museum, Kate jumps at the chance to visit the setting of Wuthering Heights. But the setting proves to be even more sinister than the dreary classic when a member of their party is found murdered. The event is...
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Kate Shackleton mystery volume 13
Publisher
Crooked Lane Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"1930, Yorkshire. Intrigued by a mysterious letter from a stranger offering important information, Private Investigator Kate Shackleton arrives in the mill village of Saltaire. At nearby Milner Field mansion, overshadowed by its reputation for misfortune and untimely deaths, she expects to meet the letter writer, Ronnie Creswell. Kate soon hears the shocking news that Ronnie has been killed. At first his death appears to be a tragic accident at the...
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