By Frances Brody
ISBN-10: 1250087171
ISBN-13: 9781250087171
ISBN-10: 1410480992
ISBN-13: 9781410480996
ISBN-10: 1785021621
ISBN-13: 9781785021626
A Library magazine top publication of 2014
A successful mixture of either complicated plotting and mawkish post-WWI English nation surroundings, Frances Brody's A lady Unknown will attract enthusiasts of either vintage homicide mysteries within the vein of Agatha Christie in addition to readers of ancient secret sequence set in Twenties England, well known subgenres.
The lady Unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a guy who desires to be aware of the place she particularly is going while supposedly taking good care of her ill mom and calls at the services of Kate Shackleton, beginner sleuth extraordinaire to investigate.
The Gentleman: Everett Runcie is a banker dealing with destroy and shame. His American heiress spouse will not pay for his error, or tolerate his infidelity, and is looking for a divorce.
The homicide: while a chambermaid enters Runcie's lodge room, she is stunned to discover that he's on my own - and lifeless! without notice Kate is thrown into the depths of an altogether extra sinister research. Can she discover the reality of her most complicated, and private, case to date?
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