Brackerley Prison Mysteries #01: A Murder Inside

Brackerley Prison Mysteries #01: A Murder Inside
Frances Brody
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Paperback
h198 x 126mm - 320pg
28 Oct 2021 UK
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9780349423104
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' Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail1969. A job in the Prison Service is not for everyone. The training is hard, the cells are bleak and a thick skin is needed. But for Nell Lewis, helping prisoners is something she cares about deeply, and when she' s promoted into a new post as governor of HMP Brackerley in Yorkshire, she' s tasked with transforming the renowned run-down facility into a modern, open prison for women. Just as Nell is settling into her new role, events take a dark turn when a man' s body is discovered in the prison grounds. The mystery deepens still when one of their female inmates goes missing, ensuing a search across the country. Can Nell resolve the sinister happenings at HMP Brackerley, before anyone else is put in danger? From the bestselling author of the Kate Shackleton mysteries comes a new classic crime series set in 1960s Yorkshire and starring prison governor Nell Lewis. This is the perfect page-turner for fans of Jacqueline Winspear and Agatha Christie.

#01: A Murder Inside

Praise for Frances Brody: Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers * Daily Mail * Brody' s writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton:witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive -- Ann Cleeves Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine -- Ann Granger Delightful * People' s Friend * Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place . . . a novel to cherish -- Barry Turner * Daily Mail * Kate Shackleton joins Jacqueline Winspear' s Maisie Dobbs in a subgroup of young, female amateur detectives who survived and were matured by their wartime experiences. As self-reliant women in a society that still regards them a second-class citizens, they make excellent heroines * Literary Review * I really adore this seriesand Kate is such a strong, level-headed character * Woman' s Way *
Frances Brody is the author of twelve Kate Shackleton mysteries and three historical novels. Frances began her writing career in radio and has also written for theatre and television. Her novel Sisters on Bread Street won the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin Award. A Woman Unknown was shortlisted for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Her stage plays have been toured by several theatre companies and produced at Manchester Library Theatre, the Gate and Nottingham Playhouse. Jehad was nominated for a Time Out Award. Frances lived in New York for a time before studying at Ruskin College, Oxford, and reading English Literature and History at York University. Visit Frances Brody online at www. francesbrody. com
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780349423104
Published: 28 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Piatkus Books
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 126mm
Weight: 41g
Pages: 320

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