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Murder in the Afternoon
Frances Brody
2014, 387 pages
Fiction
Private investigator Kate Shackleton is surprised by a woman named Mary Jane who claims that she is a relation of hers. Mary Jane’s in trouble. She argued with her husband, and now he is missing. Mary Jane’s young daughter, Harriet, says she saw her father’s body in the quarry, where he works. But when adults return to the quarry with Harriet, his body has disappeared.
Can Kate discover his fate before Mary Jane is accused? And is Mary Jane really family? Kate is a determined person, but also a vulnerable one. She is devoted to her family and holding out hope that her husband, missing during the Great War, will be found.
If you like mysteries with a strong female character in a period setting, you will like this series. Kate reminds me of Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear’s detective.
