Death in the Stars
A Kate Shackleton Mystery
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3.9 • 10 Ratings
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- $21.99
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- $21.99
Publisher Description
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 the nation, and when beloved theatre star Selina Fellini approaches trusted sleuth Kate Shackleton to accompany her to a viewing party on the grounds of Giggleswick School Chapel, Kate suspects an ulterior motive.
During the eclipse, Selina's friend and co-star Billy Moffatt disappears and is later found dead in the chapel grounds. Kate can't help but dig deeper and soon learns that two other members of the theatre troupe died in similarly mysterious circumstances in the past year. With the help of Jim Sykes and Mrs Sugden, Kate sets about investigating the deaths -and whether there is a murderer in the company.
When Selina's elusive husband Jarrod– who was injured in the war and is subject to violent mood swings—comes back on the scene, Kate begins to imagine something far deadlier at play, and wonders just who will be next to pay the ultimate price for fame.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in 1927, Brody's intricate ninth Kate Shackleton mystery (after 2017's Death at the Seaside) takes Leeds private investigator Kate, at the invitation of famous music hall chanteuse Selina Fellini, to Yorkshire's Giggleswick School to view an upcoming total solar eclipse. During the eclipse, Selina's fellow performer, comedian Billy Moffat, disappears, later to be discovered comatose in the chapel. Shortly before Billy dies, Selina confesses to Kate that two other members of her troupe have recently met their demises under strange circumstances, and, though the deaths were ruled accidental, Selina fears that her estranged husband, Jarrod Compton, who returned from WWI emotionally damaged, may be involved. Kate turns for help in solving the crimes to her usual partners, Jim Sykes and Mrs. Sugden, but also gets some unexpected assistance from Giggleswick's head boy and a ventriloquist's dummy. Authentic period detail and memorable characters from the British music hall world distinguish this traditional mystery.
