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  • Bibliography:
    18 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2009
  • Latest Book:
    October 2022
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Full Series List in Order

Brackerley Prison Mysteries

1 - A Murder Inside (Oct-2021)

A Kate Shackleton Mystery

1 - Dying in the Wool (Sep-2009)
2 - A Medal for Murder (Feb-2013)
3 - Murder in the Afternoon (Sep-2011)
4 - A Woman Unknown (Sep-2012)
5 - Murder on a Summer's Day (May-2014)
6 - Death of an Avid Reader (May-2015)
7 - A Death in the Dales (Feb-2017)
8 - Death at the Seaside (Sep-2017)
9 - Death in the Stars (Feb-2018)
10 - A Snapshot of Murder (Apr-2019)
11 - The Body on the Train (Nov-2019)
12 - Murder is in the Air (Oct-2020)
13 - A Mansion for Murder (Oct-2022)

Book List in Order: 18 titles



  • Take one quiet Yorkshire village Bridgestead is a peaceful spot: a babbling brook, rolling hills and a working mill at its heart. Pretty and remote, nothing exceptional happens... Add a measure of mystery Until the day that Master of the Mi...



  • 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? W...



  • A winning combination of both intricate plotting and nostalgic post-WWI English country setting, Frances Brody's "A Woman Unknown" will appeal to fans of both classic murder mysteries in the vein of Agatha Christie as well as readers of historical my...



  • 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 o...



  • When amateur sleuth detective Kate Shackleton receives a dawn telephone call from her cousin James, his news snaps Kate into wakefulness. The India Office seeks her on-the-spot help in finding a Maharajah, last seen on the Bolton Abbey estate. He has...



  • An intricate plot set in the 1920s English countryside and Frances Brody's "refreshingly complex heroine" ( Kirkus ) Kate Shackleton make Death of an Avid Reader an absorbing 6th installment in this mystery, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear an...



  • An intricate plot set in the 1920s English countryside and Frances Brody's "refreshingly complex heroine" (Kirkus) Kate Shackleton make A Death in the Dales an absorbing 7th installment in this traditional British cozy mystery. A murde...



  • Frances Brody returns with an intricate, absorbing plot while capturing the atmosphere and language of 1920s England in the eighth book of her cozy mystery series. Nothing ever happens in August, and tenacious sleuth Kate Shackleton deserves a bre...



  • France Brody captures the atmosphere and language of 1920s England while delivering a captivating plot in the ninth book of this traditional cozy mystery series featuring private investigator Kate Shackleton. Yorkshire, 1927. Eclipse fever grips t...






  • For fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson, Kate Shackleton’s first case in this cozy novella will take readers back to the early start of Kate’s investigative career. Yorkshire, 1921. Kate Shackleton is having tea with her friend, Dor...



  • Critically acclaimed author Frances Brody is back with the tenth installment in her Kate Shackleton series, perfect for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson.Seven keen amateur photographers gather for the most popular openings of the decade. ...



  • The eleventh whodunit in this “satisfying historical mystery series” set in post-WWI England is sure to delight fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear (Booklist). Two murders. A one-way ticket to trouble. Can Kate Shackleton derail the killer...



  • Frances Brody's twelfth Kate Shackleton mystery will positively intoxicate fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Nicola Upson.A competition for the crown proves deadly when confidences are betrayed and secrets are spilled.North Yorkshire, 1930. It's the se...









  • Old bones speak from the grave as a curse descends on Saltaire in acclaimed author Frances Brody’s thirteenth Kate Shackleton mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear.When Kate Shackleton disembarks at Saltaire station, in th...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frances Brody has published 18 books.

Frances Brody does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A Mansion for Murder, was published in October 2022.

The first book by Frances Brody, Dying in the Wool, was published in September 2009.

Yes. Frances Brody has 2 series.