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Brackerley Prison Mysteries #2
Six Motives for Murder
Yorkshire, 1969. Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the prison takes on a catering contract for Brackerley village's wedding of the year.
Almost all the female inmates are delighted to be involved in the celebrations, though Linda is desperate to avoid the event in case she is spotted, photographed, and once more appears on the front pages of the gutter press.
During the wedding reception, one of the inmates discovers the father of the bride, Mr Chapin, stabbed to death behind the marquee.
The murder shocks the close-knit village and police enlist Nell's help to solve the mystery. There are multiple suspects at the wedding, all with strong motives for wanting Mr Chaplain dead, but the prison workforce was closest to the scene of the crime . . .
Almost all the female inmates are delighted to be involved in the celebrations, though Linda is desperate to avoid the event in case she is spotted, photographed, and once more appears on the front pages of the gutter press.
During the wedding reception, one of the inmates discovers the father of the bride, Mr Chapin, stabbed to death behind the marquee.
The murder shocks the close-knit village and police enlist Nell's help to solve the mystery. There are multiple suspects at the wedding, all with strong motives for wanting Mr Chaplain dead, but the prison workforce was closest to the scene of the crime . . .
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352 pages, Paperback
Published May 9, 2024
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Frances Brody
41 books672 followersFrances Brody's highly-praised 1920s mysteries feature clever and elegant Kate Shackleton, First World War widow turned sleuth. Missing person? Foul play suspected? Kate's your woman. For good measure, she may bring along ex-policeman, Jim Sykes.
Before turning to crime, Frances wrote for radio, television and theatre, and was nominated for a Time Out Award. She published four sagas, winning the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin Award in 2006.
www.frances-brody.com
Before turning to crime, Frances wrote for radio, television and theatre, and was nominated for a Time Out Award. She published four sagas, winning the HarperCollins Elizabeth Elgin Award in 2006.
www.frances-brody.com
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May 8, 2024
Yorkshire, 1969 & Nell Lewis is four months into her new role as governor of HMP Brackerley when the prison takes on a catering contract for Brackerley village's wedding of the year. Almost all the female inmates are delighted to be involved in the celebrations. During the wedding reception, one of the inmates discovers the father of the bride, Mr Chapin, stabbed to death behind the marquee.
The second book in the series & another well written murder mystery & I liked that it goes back six weeks to feature the lead up to the wedding & murder, there are the usual red herrings plus twists & turns. I really like Nell & I thoroughly enjoyed trying to guess who the villain was. The author also adds background which firmly sets the book in the late 60’s
My review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
The second book in the series & another well written murder mystery & I liked that it goes back six weeks to feature the lead up to the wedding & murder, there are the usual red herrings plus twists & turns. I really like Nell & I thoroughly enjoyed trying to guess who the villain was. The author also adds background which firmly sets the book in the late 60’s
My review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
May 15, 2024
Another splendid book by Frances Brody im so happy. I finally got to read this after reading the first one last year, and it matched up to my expectations.
I loved that it was still women based, love a book with strong female characters, I did expect that Nell Lewis would take the investigation but I was wrong, still Sargent ambrose never failed to interest me, I particularly liked that she tuck her own initiative when it came to the investigation, even tho it was not recognised she stuck to her suspicions. I'm really happy I got to read this book and look forward to the next, the book is quite different to her last series (Kate shackleton series) that I read, but I still think it is becoming a really good series and giving me something else to read that I wouldn't thought of or havnt read before.
I really love the open women prison with each unique characters that I just love, everytime we get to learn something different about them or start to understand them more, hope we will see some new women prisoners added in the next book !
I feel the Frances brody is a really talented writer, and I couldn't get ENOUGH! I love her writing style so much as it is easy to follow and just love the 1920s, 1940s. Some writers decrease in there writing skills as they produce more books and have less inspirations but Frances brody never seams to amaze me with her new ideas of murders and scenery that never make me lose interest or imagination.
This series of books are alot shorter than the kate shackleton series but still a really nice easy read for someone who doesn't have a lot of time on their hands.
Can't wait to see the next book. I hope I don't have to wait too long🤞
I loved that it was still women based, love a book with strong female characters, I did expect that Nell Lewis would take the investigation but I was wrong, still Sargent ambrose never failed to interest me, I particularly liked that she tuck her own initiative when it came to the investigation, even tho it was not recognised she stuck to her suspicions. I'm really happy I got to read this book and look forward to the next, the book is quite different to her last series (Kate shackleton series) that I read, but I still think it is becoming a really good series and giving me something else to read that I wouldn't thought of or havnt read before.
I really love the open women prison with each unique characters that I just love, everytime we get to learn something different about them or start to understand them more, hope we will see some new women prisoners added in the next book !
I feel the Frances brody is a really talented writer, and I couldn't get ENOUGH! I love her writing style so much as it is easy to follow and just love the 1920s, 1940s. Some writers decrease in there writing skills as they produce more books and have less inspirations but Frances brody never seams to amaze me with her new ideas of murders and scenery that never make me lose interest or imagination.
This series of books are alot shorter than the kate shackleton series but still a really nice easy read for someone who doesn't have a lot of time on their hands.
Can't wait to see the next book. I hope I don't have to wait too long🤞
August 16, 2025
3.5* What to say about this book. Well, I really enjoy this authors writing style as I have loved the Kate Shackleton series. The pacing is always spot on and ghe mysteries are interesting. Now I was really looking forward to this second book in the Brackerley Prison series as I loved book 1and gave it 5*. For me this felt more like a Kate Shackleton with Nell and her prison crew only being a small part of the overall book. We got some more character development of inmates, however for me it felt more a police procedural and not the sassy governor and her newly appointed open prison.
May 11, 2024
It is 1969 and Nell Lewis has settled into her new job as governor of Her Majesty’s Prison Brackerley in Yorkshire. Brackerley is an Open Prison whose purpose is to provide the women prisoners with the skills and self-esteem that will enable them to successfully transition into life outside prison when they are released. Nell prefers the term residents to prisoners and one of the initiatives that she has encouraged is teaching the residents catering skills under the auspices of Training Officer Kitteringham, popularly known as Kit.
Nell is pleased when the prison is invited to provide the catering for the wedding of Amanda Chapin, the daughter of the largest landowner in the area, Lancelot Chapin. Amanda is engaged to Fred Harding, the son of the late governor of the prison, Nell’s predecessor, so both bride and groom are known to the village, although they now live in London. Lancelot Chapin is the nearest thing to a lord of the manor that the village possesses and the reception after the wedding will be held in the grounds of his manor house. However, Chapin is far from popular, mainly because he plans to sell the wildflower meadows that the villagers love and believe is common land, stolen by Chapin’s ancestors. There are rumours that this simmering resentment has already turned violent and that Chapin’s young second wife, Barbara, was lamed by a riding accident caused by a trap that had been intended for her husband. As well as this there is the complex relationship between the Chapin family and their neighbours, Gloria and Norman Thwaite. Gloria used to look after Amanda because her own mother was unwell and she is still very close to the family, especially to Amanda, who calls her aunt and is going to wear Gloria’s wedding dress for the ceremony.
Although Nell is getting a firm grip on life at HMP Brackerley there are many undercurrents in the village of Brackerley that she is only vaguely aware of, but which make her uneasy. As she walks around the village she makes the acquaintance of Susan, who had at one time been a nurse at the Maternity Home but now is a resident in the local Home for the Elderly. Both Homes are under the control of a resident doctor, Dr Block. Susan and two of her friends ask for Nell’s help with certain investigations they wish to make. Nell is very aware of the sensitivity of her position as Governor and is unwilling to become too deeply involved but she does try to help the friends with certain enquiries that are in the public domain.
Nell and Kit select three residents to cater the wedding, which could be a good stepping stone towards getting the women parole. Diane is the mother of two young children that she misses horribly; she had been used by manipulative people to store illegal goods and was sentenced more heavily than anticipated because the judge at her trial used her to set an example to others. Cherry is a young fashion designer who had been persuaded by a boyfriend to smuggle illegal drugs in order to fund her fashion business. Linda was a young student who, as a reflex action, stabbed a man who had been sexually abusing her for many years; unfortunately, Linda had been too traumatised to explain her reason and had been found guilty of murder. Diane and Cherry are happy to be catering for the wedding, especially Cherry, who is also involved in altering the bride’s wedding dress, but Linda begs to be excused, afraid that somebody will recognise her, and her photo will be in the newspaper. Nell refuses Linda’s request to withdraw, believing that the girl is overly sensitive and it will be good for her to participate. However, Nell could not foresee that, during the reception, Lancelot Chapin will be stabbed to death and the person who discovers him will be one of her residents.
When this occurs, Nell must do everything she can to assist the police to investigate this brutal murder while, at the same time, protecting the innocent, especially her residents who are particularly vulnerable to suspicion. Fortunately, she is on good terms with the local police and can work in conjunction with them to discover which of the secrets surrounding Lancelot Chapin led to his murder.
Six Motives For Murder is the second book in the series featuring Nell Lewis and the staff and residents of Brackerley Prison. It is a superb, multi-viewpoint novel with a complex, beautifully balanced plot and excellent characterisation. Nell is an engaging central protagonist, and the story contains many other likeable characters. The ambience, attitudes, and prejudices of the late 1960s background are skilfully depicted and are completely convincing, as are the fashion and lifestyle of that time. Six Motives For Murder is a page turner that I thoroughly recommend.
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Reviewer: Carol Westron
For Lizzie Sirett (Mystery People Group)
Nell is pleased when the prison is invited to provide the catering for the wedding of Amanda Chapin, the daughter of the largest landowner in the area, Lancelot Chapin. Amanda is engaged to Fred Harding, the son of the late governor of the prison, Nell’s predecessor, so both bride and groom are known to the village, although they now live in London. Lancelot Chapin is the nearest thing to a lord of the manor that the village possesses and the reception after the wedding will be held in the grounds of his manor house. However, Chapin is far from popular, mainly because he plans to sell the wildflower meadows that the villagers love and believe is common land, stolen by Chapin’s ancestors. There are rumours that this simmering resentment has already turned violent and that Chapin’s young second wife, Barbara, was lamed by a riding accident caused by a trap that had been intended for her husband. As well as this there is the complex relationship between the Chapin family and their neighbours, Gloria and Norman Thwaite. Gloria used to look after Amanda because her own mother was unwell and she is still very close to the family, especially to Amanda, who calls her aunt and is going to wear Gloria’s wedding dress for the ceremony.
Although Nell is getting a firm grip on life at HMP Brackerley there are many undercurrents in the village of Brackerley that she is only vaguely aware of, but which make her uneasy. As she walks around the village she makes the acquaintance of Susan, who had at one time been a nurse at the Maternity Home but now is a resident in the local Home for the Elderly. Both Homes are under the control of a resident doctor, Dr Block. Susan and two of her friends ask for Nell’s help with certain investigations they wish to make. Nell is very aware of the sensitivity of her position as Governor and is unwilling to become too deeply involved but she does try to help the friends with certain enquiries that are in the public domain.
Nell and Kit select three residents to cater the wedding, which could be a good stepping stone towards getting the women parole. Diane is the mother of two young children that she misses horribly; she had been used by manipulative people to store illegal goods and was sentenced more heavily than anticipated because the judge at her trial used her to set an example to others. Cherry is a young fashion designer who had been persuaded by a boyfriend to smuggle illegal drugs in order to fund her fashion business. Linda was a young student who, as a reflex action, stabbed a man who had been sexually abusing her for many years; unfortunately, Linda had been too traumatised to explain her reason and had been found guilty of murder. Diane and Cherry are happy to be catering for the wedding, especially Cherry, who is also involved in altering the bride’s wedding dress, but Linda begs to be excused, afraid that somebody will recognise her, and her photo will be in the newspaper. Nell refuses Linda’s request to withdraw, believing that the girl is overly sensitive and it will be good for her to participate. However, Nell could not foresee that, during the reception, Lancelot Chapin will be stabbed to death and the person who discovers him will be one of her residents.
When this occurs, Nell must do everything she can to assist the police to investigate this brutal murder while, at the same time, protecting the innocent, especially her residents who are particularly vulnerable to suspicion. Fortunately, she is on good terms with the local police and can work in conjunction with them to discover which of the secrets surrounding Lancelot Chapin led to his murder.
Six Motives For Murder is the second book in the series featuring Nell Lewis and the staff and residents of Brackerley Prison. It is a superb, multi-viewpoint novel with a complex, beautifully balanced plot and excellent characterisation. Nell is an engaging central protagonist, and the story contains many other likeable characters. The ambience, attitudes, and prejudices of the late 1960s background are skilfully depicted and are completely convincing, as are the fashion and lifestyle of that time. Six Motives For Murder is a page turner that I thoroughly recommend.
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Reviewer: Carol Westron
For Lizzie Sirett (Mystery People Group)
May 12, 2024
Three and a half stars.
This is the second in a series although it can easily be read as a standalone.
Its 1969, Amanda Chapin, daughter of local landowner Lancelot Chapin, is getting married at the lcoal church with the reception at the family home Brackerley Manor. The women from Brackerley Open Prison have been invited to cater the wedding breakfast and the whole village is invited. Amanda's mother died when she was only six years old and her father remarried a much younger woman, Penny, who has been more of a sister than a mother to Amanda. Indeed, it is a local woman, Gloria Thwaite, who looked after Amanda when she was a child, and as a result she and her husband are given the honorary titles of auntie and uncle.
But at the wedding reception one of the inmates, Linda, goes out looking for another who has been on break for too long and finds Mr Chapin slumped on a bench, stabbed through the heart.
it seems as though there is no shortage of potential suspects, with rumours of infidelity, money problems, secret babies, unpopular property development plans, fortune hunters, and suicides which could all be motives for murder (and there's six of them). Added to which, three residents of the local old people's home, also part-owned by Mr Chapin, appear to doing their own version of The Thursday Murder Club and have dragged Nell Lewis, newly appointed governor of the prison, into their investigations.
it is down to DS Angela Ambrose to piece together the witness statements, wedding photos, and other evidence and uncover the murderer.
I haven't read the first book in the series (although I did recently take advantage of a 99p offer and will be reading it shortly) and so i was expecting Nell to be the 'detective' in this series but while her personal and professional life do feature strongly, she was definitely on the periphery of the investigation.
I did enjoy this, once the murder happened. Prior to that there seemed a lot of explaining, presumably to set up each of the potential murderers. It kept me guessing to the end.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
This is the second in a series although it can easily be read as a standalone.
Its 1969, Amanda Chapin, daughter of local landowner Lancelot Chapin, is getting married at the lcoal church with the reception at the family home Brackerley Manor. The women from Brackerley Open Prison have been invited to cater the wedding breakfast and the whole village is invited. Amanda's mother died when she was only six years old and her father remarried a much younger woman, Penny, who has been more of a sister than a mother to Amanda. Indeed, it is a local woman, Gloria Thwaite, who looked after Amanda when she was a child, and as a result she and her husband are given the honorary titles of auntie and uncle.
But at the wedding reception one of the inmates, Linda, goes out looking for another who has been on break for too long and finds Mr Chapin slumped on a bench, stabbed through the heart.
it seems as though there is no shortage of potential suspects, with rumours of infidelity, money problems, secret babies, unpopular property development plans, fortune hunters, and suicides which could all be motives for murder (and there's six of them). Added to which, three residents of the local old people's home, also part-owned by Mr Chapin, appear to doing their own version of The Thursday Murder Club and have dragged Nell Lewis, newly appointed governor of the prison, into their investigations.
it is down to DS Angela Ambrose to piece together the witness statements, wedding photos, and other evidence and uncover the murderer.
I haven't read the first book in the series (although I did recently take advantage of a 99p offer and will be reading it shortly) and so i was expecting Nell to be the 'detective' in this series but while her personal and professional life do feature strongly, she was definitely on the periphery of the investigation.
I did enjoy this, once the murder happened. Prior to that there seemed a lot of explaining, presumably to set up each of the potential murderers. It kept me guessing to the end.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
May 9, 2024
Six Motives for Murder is the second mystery in Frances Brody’s Brackerley Prison series, set in the 1960s. Brackerly is a women’s open prison and Nell Lewis has been the governor for four months. The book starts with a prelude: Linda, a prisoner, finds a dead body at a wedding reception for which the prisoners are catering. The publisher’s blurb tells us that the body is that of the bride’s father, Lance Chapin. Chapter One then takes us back six weeks, to the day that the prisoners hear they would be asked to cater for a big wedding.
Brody weaves together the various sub-plots beautifully. We have the wedding; Gloria and Norman Thwaites’ tragic secret; and a few elderly residents of the local care home who have a bee in their bonnet about the doctor in charge and want to involve Nell. I loved the way that last element reached its denouement.
I also love Brody’s style. The language is straightforward and the characterisation and dialogue are pitch-perfect. The background colour, such as the mention of the Doors’ hit, “Hello, I Love You”; and the group of squatters, quietly positions the novel in the late 1960s. That simplicity is deceptive as it fools us into thinking the protagonists and the plot are also simple, which – of course – they are not. The strands of the plot are gently progressed without us really noticing. Clues are slipped in, as the alert reader will spot.
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Brody weaves together the various sub-plots beautifully. We have the wedding; Gloria and Norman Thwaites’ tragic secret; and a few elderly residents of the local care home who have a bee in their bonnet about the doctor in charge and want to involve Nell. I loved the way that last element reached its denouement.
I also love Brody’s style. The language is straightforward and the characterisation and dialogue are pitch-perfect. The background colour, such as the mention of the Doors’ hit, “Hello, I Love You”; and the group of squatters, quietly positions the novel in the late 1960s. That simplicity is deceptive as it fools us into thinking the protagonists and the plot are also simple, which – of course – they are not. The strands of the plot are gently progressed without us really noticing. Clues are slipped in, as the alert reader will spot.
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February 1, 2025
Set in 1969 Yorkshire, Nell Lewis is settling in as the governor of the Brackerley prison for women.
Her staff and inmates take on a prestigious catering job for the Chapin family local big shots. The day of the wedding, the father of the bride is found stabbed to death behind the marquee and the suspects are many. Of course, inmate Cherry, Linda and Diane come under suspicion. Then the bride's Uncle Norman is found dead, with his head in a gas oven the same day. Yikes!! Add in mysteries involving the Brackerley Home for the Aged and the Brackerley Hospital for Mothers and Babies and you have a fine pickle. Sergeant Angela Ambrose takes the lead in solving this particularly twisty mystery with an able assist from Nell and her officers. Frances Brody is especially adept at setting great scenes and capturing eras and developing fully fleshed characters. Her stories and mysteries hold my attention. Please Miss Brody, write another Kate Stapleton mystery soon!
Her staff and inmates take on a prestigious catering job for the Chapin family local big shots. The day of the wedding, the father of the bride is found stabbed to death behind the marquee and the suspects are many. Of course, inmate Cherry, Linda and Diane come under suspicion. Then the bride's Uncle Norman is found dead, with his head in a gas oven the same day. Yikes!! Add in mysteries involving the Brackerley Home for the Aged and the Brackerley Hospital for Mothers and Babies and you have a fine pickle. Sergeant Angela Ambrose takes the lead in solving this particularly twisty mystery with an able assist from Nell and her officers. Frances Brody is especially adept at setting great scenes and capturing eras and developing fully fleshed characters. Her stories and mysteries hold my attention. Please Miss Brody, write another Kate Stapleton mystery soon!
July 2, 2024
Nell is the warden of a women's open prison in the 1960s. The local landowner's daughter is getting married and the residents are asked to do the catering, having successfully done a similar event in the summer. However the landowner is very unpopular, threatening to sell off meadowland to meet his increasing costs.
Nell is approached by residents of the local home for the elderly because they are concerned a number of deaths have followed changes to wills in favour of the doctor running the home, which they feel are becoming more than coincidental.
The wedding day arrives, with murder committed and Nell and her team at the heart of it all.
This second book in the series wasn't quite as gritty as the first, but is still a great read and sweeps you back in time to when women and their opinions were not so valued. I enjoyed it.
Nell is approached by residents of the local home for the elderly because they are concerned a number of deaths have followed changes to wills in favour of the doctor running the home, which they feel are becoming more than coincidental.
The wedding day arrives, with murder committed and Nell and her team at the heart of it all.
This second book in the series wasn't quite as gritty as the first, but is still a great read and sweeps you back in time to when women and their opinions were not so valued. I enjoyed it.
June 26, 2024
Another cracking tale from Frances Brody and the second in her Brackerley Prison mysteries. In this book, the Prison is less of a character although we do get to know more about the women who live and work there. This story situates Brackerley itself as the location for murder pulling strands through from the first book but also bringing more characters in, some of whom I hope we will retain in future books - especially DS Angela Ambrose as her character hs been nicely developed in this book.
Great plot, great pace and fabulous characters - wonderful
Great plot, great pace and fabulous characters - wonderful
October 11, 2025
Whilst I did think the book overall was slow paced, towards the end of the book was much more action packed.
A lot of filler chapters in my opinion that was not needed.
The characters were very interesting but I felt like we didn’t know enough about them.
The plot was good.
My theory on who did it kept changing with each chapter I read.
I was originally gunna give this book a one star but it gets an extra point for the twists in this book.
A lot of filler chapters in my opinion that was not needed.
The characters were very interesting but I felt like we didn’t know enough about them.
The plot was good.
My theory on who did it kept changing with each chapter I read.
I was originally gunna give this book a one star but it gets an extra point for the twists in this book.
May 19, 2024
Brilliant book.
Loved reading this, problem is so long to wait for the next one. The next Kate Shackleton is 2025, so this could be 2026! They're so worth reading if you like a crime mystery that isn't down to the usual detective with problems etc. Also a lot of the solvers in the book are women. Hurrah.
Highly recommended
Loved reading this, problem is so long to wait for the next one. The next Kate Shackleton is 2025, so this could be 2026! They're so worth reading if you like a crime mystery that isn't down to the usual detective with problems etc. Also a lot of the solvers in the book are women. Hurrah.
Highly recommended
June 3, 2024
3.75 stars….
This is the second book of the Brackerley Prison, Mysteries series, but they can be read as standalones.
Likeable characters and predictable turns and twists make for a well-written tale.
Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group, UK for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the second book of the Brackerley Prison, Mysteries series, but they can be read as standalones.
Likeable characters and predictable turns and twists make for a well-written tale.
Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group, UK for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
October 31, 2024
Nell works as a governor at a women's open prison. The prison is given the opportunity to do the catering for a well known couple in the village. The father of the bride does own a lot of the village and has a few enemies. Shortly after the wedding ceremony the father is found murdered. There are quite a few suspects with several people who would be wishing him dead.
May 15, 2024
A well written new mystery series from this well known author. There are the expected twists, turns and red herrings with likable character's. Looking forward to more. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
October 20, 2024
I like the writing and the cosy mystery style, my only criticism is a few characters disappear from the first book to the second and I don’t recall an explanation at the end of the first book. Also a prison with about 8 staff and just 3 inmates seems a little strange 😂
December 28, 2024
Not a bad murder mystery in this new setting, good characters, lots of twists and turns and red herrings.But? There is a but for me. This in not in same league as Kate Shackleton series. Nevertheless it is a quick and easy read.
May 24, 2024
Excellent follow up to the first book
May 28, 2024
EXCELLENT READ
A real page turner with great characters and a positive outlook on Women’s Prisons in the late q960s. An excellent story well told.
A real page turner with great characters and a positive outlook on Women’s Prisons in the late q960s. An excellent story well told.
September 12, 2024
Not as good as previous books
September 12, 2024
Read this on a long plane journey and it was perfect for that: brainless but easy to read. Probably 2 & a half stars. Author & editor need to learn the difference between bought and brought.
January 2, 2025
The first one I wasn’t keen on and this one just confirmed my opinion. Remind me not to read any more.
January 11, 2025
New Year's Day read of my annual Brody Christmas present from Ma. Enjoyed it but do miss Kate Shackleton!
February 3, 2025
I didn't like this as much as the Kate Shakleton series, and found I didn't really take to the characters.
June 14, 2025
potentialen.... utrunnen i sanden...
December 17, 2025
loved it! I really hope she writes another in this series
July 14, 2024
This is the second in this series of books from the author that has given us Kate Shackleton Mysteries. This is et in the late 1960s, still in Yorkshire but the backdrop is a women’s prison, with a woman Governor, a rarity of the time. Nell Lewis, only four months into her new role decides that the women are good enough to help out with the catering at a local society wedding.
What could possibly go wrong? Finding the body of the brides father, Mr Chaplin. It seems that there are many people with motives, but the nearest witness to the crime all belong to the prison population.
It seems that Nell Lewis is going to have to investigate again, to maintain the reputation of the prison and her girls.
Cleverly plotted this story weaves in the backgrounds of the inmates, and the impact of being involved in a case would have on them. Added to this is Nell Lewis background which we learn a little more about, building clearly on what is to come in future novels. Hopefully we will not have too long to wait.
Good cosy crime, just wish I had discovered it when there were more books to be catching up with.
What could possibly go wrong? Finding the body of the brides father, Mr Chaplin. It seems that there are many people with motives, but the nearest witness to the crime all belong to the prison population.
It seems that Nell Lewis is going to have to investigate again, to maintain the reputation of the prison and her girls.
Cleverly plotted this story weaves in the backgrounds of the inmates, and the impact of being involved in a case would have on them. Added to this is Nell Lewis background which we learn a little more about, building clearly on what is to come in future novels. Hopefully we will not have too long to wait.
Good cosy crime, just wish I had discovered it when there were more books to be catching up with.
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