02113cam a2200337 i 4500 1164304328 TxAuBib 20140807120000.0 131105s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013039454 9781250037022 hbk. $25.99 1250037026 hbk. $25.99 (OCoLC)862222162 DLC rda eng DLC IG# OCLCO YDXCP BTCTA BDX GK8 KCP BKL TxAuBib rda Brody, Frances. Murder in the afternoon / Frances Brody. First U.S. edition. New York : Minotaur Books/A Thomas Dunne Book, 2014. 387 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Kate Shackleton mystery, A "First published in Great Britain by Piatkus"--Title page verso. "An intricate plot in the post-WWI English countryside and Frances Brody's "refreshingly complex heroine" (Kirkus) combine in this absorbing mystery perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Agatha Christie. Dead one minute... 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. Alive the next? 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? Did he simply get up and run away? A sinister disappearing act It seems like another unusual case requiring the expertise of Kate Shackleton--and Mary Jane, the children's mother, is adamant that only she can help. But Mary Jane is hiding something--a secret from Kate's past that raises the stakes and puts both Kate and her family at risk"-- Provided by publisher. 20140807. Women private investigators England Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. A Kate Shackleton mystery. TXKIP