"Kate Shackleton returns to a complex investigation."
A Medal For Murder
By: Frances Brody
Genres: Mystery Cozy
Posted: April 3, 2013
Kate and Jim Sykes travel to Harrogate and even more mysteries to solve. First a young girl goes missing, then there is a ransom demand. Next a murder. The local inspector asks for Kate's help. Unsure of what she should do, Kate nonetheless finds herself drawn into the investigation.
Skillfully weaving in seemingly disparate pieces of information, Ms. Brody has Kate solving three different mysteries. In doing so, Kate has to make some determinations that will cause friction between herself and Jim. Jim wants to go by the letter of the law and Kate feels compelled to step outside those strictures.
A fascinating look into how World War 1 affected England and the lengths that some people will go to protect their secrets, A MEDAL FOR MURDER is exceptionally intriguing.
Book Summary
A pawn-shop robbery
It's no rest for the wicked as Kate Shackleton picks up her second professional sleuthing case. But exposing the culprit of a pawn-shop robbery turns sinister when her investigation takes her to Harrogate - and murder is only one step behind ...
A fatal stabbing
A night at the theatre should have been just what the doctor ordered, until Kate stumbles across a body in the doorway. The knife sticking out of its chest definitely suggests a killer in the theatre's midst.
A ransom demand
Kate likes nothing better than a mystery - and nothing better than solving them. So when a ransom note demands £1,000 for the safe return of the play's leading lady, the refined streets of Harrogate play host to Kate's skills in piecing together clues - and luring criminals out of their lairs…
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by: Frances Brody
Minotaur Books
February 1, 2013
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Featuring: Kate Shackleton
432 pages
ISBN: 0312622406
EAN: 9780312622404
Kindle: B008RLW5AW
Hardcover / e-Book