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Frances Brody



aka Frances McNeil

Frances Brody is the author of the Kate Shackleton mysteries, as well as many stories and plays for BBC Radio, scripts for television and four sagas, one of which won the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin Award. Her stage plays have been toured by several theatre companies and produced at Manchester Library Theatre, the Gate and Nottingham Playhouse, and Jehad was nominated for a Time Out Award.
 


Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery, Sagas
 
Series
Kate Shackleton
   0.5. Kate Shackleton's First Case (2018)
   1. Dying in the Wool (2009)
   2. A Medal For Murder (2010)
   3. Murder in the Afternoon (2011)
   4. A Woman Unknown (2012)
   5. Murder on a Summer's Day (2013)
   6. Death of an Avid Reader (2014)
   7. A Death in the Dales (2015)
   8. Death at the Seaside (2016)
   9. Death in the Stars (2017)
   10. A Snapshot of Murder (2018)
   11. The Body on the Train (2019)
   12. Death and the Brewery Queen (2020)

     aka Murder is in the Air

   13. A Mansion for Murder (2022)
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Novels
   Halfpenny Dreams (2007)
     aka Sisters of Fortune
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Books containing stories by Frances Brody
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Playing Dead (2025)
Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Guilty Parties (2014)
(Crime Writer's Association Anthology)
edited by
Martin Edwards

Award nominations
2016 Mary Higgins Clark Award (nominee) : A Woman Unknown


Frances Brody recommends
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The Mystery of the Crooked Man (2024)
Tom Spencer
"An intriguing story and an engaging narrator whose sharp wit kept me turning the pages."
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The Three Dahlias (2022)
(Dahlia Lively, book 1)
Katy Watson
"I loved it - witty, engaging and hugely enjoyable. A must for fans of classic mysteries."
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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons (2022)
(Saffron Everleigh Mystery, book 1)
Kate Khavari
"Kate Khavari creates the winning combination of an intriguing mystery and a resourceful and engaging heroine."

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