{"product_id":"9780349406589-death-at-the-seaside","title":"Death at the Seaside","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook 8 in the Kate Shackleton mysteries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eighth fantastically quirky crime novel featuring amateur sleuth extraordinaire Kate Shackleton!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive'\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Cleeves \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN IDYLLIC SEASIDE TOWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MISSING GIRL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate 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 is the jeweller who advanced Felicity the thirty shillings is Jack Phillips, Alma's current gentleman friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPLEX MYSTERY TO SOLVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate can't help but become involved, and goes to the jeweller's shop to get some answers. When she makes a horrifying discovery in the back room, it soon becomes clear that her services are needed. Met by a wall of silence by town officials, keen to maintain Whitby's idyllic façade, it's up to Kate to discover the truth behind Felicity's disappearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Frances Brody's Kate Shackleton series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Delightful' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople's Friend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place . a novel to cherish' \u003cb\u003eBarry Turner,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brody's excellent mystery splendidly captures the conflicts and attitudes of the time with well-developed characters' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' \u003cb\u003eAnn Granger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56651001987446,"sku":"9780349406589","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31190185.jpg?v=1762966017","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349406589-death-at-the-seaside","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}