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A quiet Yorkshire village is shaken by a scandalous secret . . . This is quirky historical crime fiction with a wonderfully whimsical female narrator
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Take one quiet Yorkshire Village, add a measure of mystery, a sprinkling of scandal and Kate Shackleton - amateur sleuth extraordinaire!
Bridgestead is a quiet village: a babbling brook, rolling hills and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens, except for the day when Joshua Braithwaite, goes missing in dramatic circumstances, never to be heard of again.
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?
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 . . .
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Kate Shackleton - widowed during World War I - has made a reputation for herself finding missing people. Her friend Tabitha asks her if she will try and find her missing father before her own wedding. Kate at first is reluctant to do so as she feels it is impossible after nearly 7 years to find Joshua Braithwaite - alive or dead, and she's not comfortable being paid for something she's always done free. She decided to try because there seemed to be a lot about Joshua's disappearance which hadn't been explained. The more information Kate uncovers the more uneasy she becomes. Ably assisted by Jim Sykes - a former policeman - Kate uncovers a tangled web of relationships and secrets.
Interspersed with a few of flashbacks to 1916 when Joshua went missing, the story is narrated by Kate. The style is down to earth and easy to read with flashes of humour. I liked both Jim and Kate and I thought all the characters were realistic and true to their time. I enjoyed the story which had the right degree of complexity and enough clues to lead the reader to the right conclusion though there were plenty of red herrings.
If you enjoy crime stories which are a bit different, with not too much violence, you will enjoy this one. I gather this is the start of a new series and I shall be looking out for the next one.
Interspersed with a few of flashbacks to 1916 when Joshua went missing, the story is narrated by Kate. The style is down to earth and easy to read with flashes of humour. I liked both Jim and Kate and I thought all the characters were realistic and true to their time. I enjoyed the story which had the right degree of complexity and enough clues to lead the reader to the right conclusion though there were plenty of red herrings.
If you enjoy crime stories which are a bit different, with not too much violence, you will enjoy this one. I gather this is the start of a new series and I shall be looking out for the next one.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This novel is rooted in a Yorkshire mill village in Airedale, where bosses and workers live cheek by jowl. Set in the period following the first world war, time, place and the rhythms of local speech are vividly created. In the course of Kate's investigations we are taken into the underworld of war profiteers and get glimpses of London high society.
The mysteries of woollen manufacturing processes and their quaint names are interwoven with the lives - and deaths - of a rich variety of characters. The toffs in the big houses are no better than they ought to be and there is more to the mill hands than meets the eye. Everyone has secrets.
Kate is well-named. She is the catalyst who stirs up the hidden past with gentle probes. There are enough clues to keep us guessing and from time to time we are given evidence which Kate has yet to discover. By the end of the novel everyone's life has changed and Kate is transformed from an amateur sleuth into a private detective.
The mysteries of woollen manufacturing processes and their quaint names are interwoven with the lives - and deaths - of a rich variety of characters. The toffs in the big houses are no better than they ought to be and there is more to the mill hands than meets the eye. Everyone has secrets.
Kate is well-named. She is the catalyst who stirs up the hidden past with gentle probes. There are enough clues to keep us guessing and from time to time we are given evidence which Kate has yet to discover. By the end of the novel everyone's life has changed and Kate is transformed from an amateur sleuth into a private detective.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Kate, who's husband is missing, presumed dead in WW1, has a knack for finding people, but when asked to find her friend's father in a sleepy little village, who disappeared 7 years ago, she discovers that not everyone is who they seem and some of them are downright dangerous!
As her investigations continue into finding the whereabouts of Joshua Braithwaite, an aggressive, narrow-minded womaniser who was also the pillar of the local chapel, she questions his wife, Evelyn who was not sorry to see the back of him; Tabitha, his daughter, who blamed herself for not being there when he disappeared; Hector, Tabitha's fiance, who knew more than he admitted; as well as many others who have their own reasons for being glad that he was gone.
When someone is murdered at the mill, Kate sets out to find out whether there was any connection to Joshua's disappearance or if it was just a coincidence.
This is a good old-fashioned mystery, set in the 1920's, the writing has the feel of that era, and I loved how Kate's car driving caused so much surprise (what, a woman driver!!). I enjoyed the slow pace of life which mirrored the slow pace of the build up to the ending.
Also, I warmed to Kate straight away, she was a lovely, friendly person, who valued her independence but who was also desperately missing her husband. It was a little sad that she could find other missing people but not her own husband.
If you're a fan of the cozy mystery genre I would add this to your list!
As her investigations continue into finding the whereabouts of Joshua Braithwaite, an aggressive, narrow-minded womaniser who was also the pillar of the local chapel, she questions his wife, Evelyn who was not sorry to see the back of him; Tabitha, his daughter, who blamed herself for not being there when he disappeared; Hector, Tabitha's fiance, who knew more than he admitted; as well as many others who have their own reasons for being glad that he was gone.
When someone is murdered at the mill, Kate sets out to find out whether there was any connection to Joshua's disappearance or if it was just a coincidence.
This is a good old-fashioned mystery, set in the 1920's, the writing has the feel of that era, and I loved how Kate's car driving caused so much surprise (what, a woman driver!!). I enjoyed the slow pace of life which mirrored the slow pace of the build up to the ending.
Also, I warmed to Kate straight away, she was a lovely, friendly person, who valued her independence but who was also desperately missing her husband. It was a little sad that she could find other missing people but not her own husband.
If you're a fan of the cozy mystery genre I would add this to your list!
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Dying In The Wool
Set in the 1920's in and around the towns, mills and picturesque villages and beautiful surrounding countryside of her home county Yorkshire, Kate Shackleton is already bucking the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Daniela Bagnoli
A Brilliant Novel
A brilliant crime story with many a twist as the truth unravels. The characters are real, and the setting and period well researched. It would make a brilliant film. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Busy Bee
Excellent start in crime writing
This is an excellent book especially for a first crime novel by an author who knows how to research her work correctly. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. R. B. Lindley
Frances Brody
I hadn't read any Frances Brody before, but having read Dying in the Wool, I definitely will again. Nice, gentle style with just enough mystery for me. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Mrs. Judith M. Yates
Contrived and over-complicated plot
This is a very readable book written by someone who is clearly a serious author. Anyone venturing into detective fiction is unavoidably going to at least echo what has gone before... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Graham R. Hill
Old-fashioned values with a modern voice
This well-established author's morph into Frances Brody, crime writer, must be accounted a total success. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Peter Johnson
Frances Brody pulls the wool over our eyes... Review by Helen Brandom...
Dropping us neatly - and with unfailing charm -into the post Great War year of 1922, 'Dying in the Wool' by Frances Brody, never for one moment loses its intent: to take us with... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2009 by H. M. Brandom
Nothing woolly about this sleuth
'Crime' isn't usually my shelf of choice in the bookshop but I am glad I made an exception for this book. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2009 by Kirsten Guschal
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