Death of an Avid Reader (Hardcover) by Frances Brody

from pennykaplan

Kate finds a daughter, given up long ago, for a dying mother, and solves murders involving the local subscription library.

from pennykaplan

Kate finds a daughter, given up long ago, for a dying mother, and solves murders involving the local subscription library.

from delphimo

My first reading of a book by Frances Brody and my observations are mixed. The characters and setting stand very still and need a bigger push to shine. I felt that too much emphasis ran rampant with dialogue. I prefer more psychology of the characters. The description of each character provided a...

from Auntie-Nanuuq

I'm not quite sure how the author fit the pieces together..... This read like two different mysteries up until almost the end of the book. Kate Shakelton, a former VAD nurse, is now a detective and Kate is asked by a well known society matron to find her illegitimate daughter that she gave up for...