{"product_id":"death-at-the-seaside","title":"Death At The Seaside","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Brody''s writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive''\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Cleeves \u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN IDYLLIC SEASIDE TOWN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing ever happens in August, and tenacious sleuth Kate Shackleton deserves a break. Heading off for a long-overdue holiday to Whitby, she visits her school friend Alma who works as a fortune teller there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MISSING GIRL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate had been looking forward to a relaxing seaside sojourn, but upon arrival discovers that Alma''s daughter Felicity has disappeared, leaving her mother a note and the pawn ticket for their only asset: a watch-guard. What makes this more intriguing is the jeweller who advanced Felicity the thirty shillings is Jack Phillips, Alma''s current gentleman friend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA COMPLEX MYSTERY TO SOLVE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate can''t help but become involved, and goes to the jeweller''s shop to get some answers. When she makes a horrifying discovery in the back room, it soon becomes clear that her services are needed. Met by a wall of silence by town officials, keen to maintain Whitby''s idyllic façade, it''s up to Kate to discover the truth behind Felicity''s disappearance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Frances Brody''s Kate Shackleton series:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Delightful'' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeople''s Friend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Frances Brody matches a heroine of free and independent spirit with a vivid evocation of time and place . . . a novel to cherish'' \u003cb\u003eBarry Turner,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brody''s excellent mystery splendidly captures the conflicts and attitudes of the time with well-developed characters'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine'' \u003cb\u003eAnn Granger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307044512126,"sku":"NW9780349406589","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349406589.jpg?v=1778244336","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/death-at-the-seaside","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}