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A Woman Unknown
A Woman Unknown | Frances Brody
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A Library Journal Best Book of 2014 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 mystery series set in 1920s England, two popular subgenres. 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?
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Everett Runcie, banker and brother of a baron, is found dead in a hotel bed, strangled. Unfortunately the woman he was with was not his wife and she has disappeared. Kate is investigating why the wife of a client keeps disappearing for a day or two at a time. Are the two cases linked?

A good installment in this series with an unexpected but satisfying resolution of the cases and in Kate's personal life.

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The Times
Monday, September 3, 1923

Mr Everett Roderick Runcie has died at the age of forty-seven. Mr Runcie, younger brother of the third Baron Kirkley and a director of Kirkley Bank, had returned to Yorkshire for the start of the grouse shooting season.

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MaGoose
Woman Unknown | Frances Brody
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Short mysteries, mostly nice. Somehow, I often like the stories in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine more. Just my taste, I guess.

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Erin7
Woman Unknown | Frances Brody
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1. Work assisting with local floods
2. 5‘7”
3. Arkansas, USA for 12 years this past time around
4. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, Cymbeline by Shakespeare, Wytches: Vol 1, and Salt by Nayyirah Waheed. I‘ve been hitting the branching out pretty hard lately.
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Erin7 We haven‘t had him long. His name is Snowball and is very sweet. My kiddos and I love him already. 7y
JaclynW Cute picture! Snowball is adorable! (And so are you!) Branching out is fun! Yay! 7y
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AceOnRoam Nice pic Erin! 7y
Erin7 Thanks @AceOnRoam and @JaclynW 😊 7y
BookBabe Aww, Snowball! ❤️ 7y
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Iamlisa22
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Waiting patiently for Halloween ...I would like to let my #allhallowsreadbookexchange your package is here !! Sorry I do not know her Litsy name ... so thank you Jessica!

Jess That's me! So glad it arrived. Enjoy. 7y
Iamlisa22 @Jess Thank you! 7y
Iamlisa22 @Jess I‘m not home from work yet!! Looking forward to opening this !! 7y
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missjenniferlowe
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A modern mystery that takes place in the 30s and a mystery written in the 30s.

MrBook Nice! 😎👏🏻👌🏻 8y
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