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A Woman Unknown

By: Frances Brody
Narrated by: Anne Dover
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The Woman Unknown: Deirdre Fitzpatrick is married to a man who wants to know where she really goes when supposedly taking care of her sick mother and calls on the expertise of Kate Shackleton, amateur sleuth extraordinaire, to investigate.

The Gentleman: Everett Runcie is a banker facing ruin and disgrace. His American heiress wife will no longer pay for his mistakes or tolerate his infidelity and is seeking a divorce.

The Murder: When a chambermaid enters Runcie's hotel room, she is shocked to find that he is alone - and dead! Suddenly Kate is thrown into the depths of an altogether more sinister investigation. Can she uncover the truth of her most complex and personal case to date?

©2011 Frances McNeil (P)2011 Magna Large Print Books Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Suspense Divorce

Critic reviews

"Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine." (Ann Granger)

"Kate Shackleton joins Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs in a subgroup of young, female amateur detectives matured by their wartime experiences. They make excellent heroines." (Literary Review)

"Neatly plotted...a classic Golden Age whodunit." (The Independent on Sunday)
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This is the second book that I have listened to in this series and will be listening to the rest eventually. The storyline does keep the attention although it took me a while to get to the point where I was hooked. The performance is excellent. Only real criticism is that the ending is a little drawn out.

Well written gentle murder mystery

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Loved the setting and the era the stories are all written in. Great characters and descriptions. Good plots

Love the era

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A very enjoyable book, well read and entertaining. I got frustrated once or twice when the plot seemed a bit contrived and the main character made foolish decisions which seemed out of character.

A good story

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Being from the West Riding I love the Kate Shackleton stories with their references to places I know so well, some of which have Jong disappeared. The storyline is entertaining and thoroughly entertaining.

Gentle Enjoyment

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I love the Kate Shackleton stories and this one didn’t let me down. I didn’t manage to solve it myself and enjoyed thoroughly. The performance was great, as always.

Excellent

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