Death and the Brewery Queen: Kate Shackleton Mysteries Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Frances Brody (Author), Anne Dover (Narrator), Hachette Audio UK (Publisher)

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Yorkshire, 1930.

Kate Shackleton arrives at the garden party with her niece Harriet to celebrate the success of newly crowned Yorkshire Brewery Queen Ruth Parnaby. As companion to Ruth, Harriet explores the brewery, but it's Kate who opens the wrong door, finds herself staring at the body of a brewery worker and in danger of asphyxiation.

With the discovery of financial discrepancies, family secrets and the lure of national success for Ruth, motives for murder and abduction abound. Sometimes a threat comes from the most unexpected quarter, and it's up to Kate to fathom the mystery.

The 12th enthralling murder mystery in the best-selling Kate Shackleton series.

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9 hours and 44 minutes
Author

Frances Brody
Narrator

Anne Dover
Audible release date

29 October 2020
Language

English
Publisher

Hachette Audio UK
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B0873TJRX3
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	9 hours and 44 minutes
Author	Frances Brody
Narrator	Anne Dover
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	29 October 2020
Publisher	Hachette Audio UK
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0873TJRX3
Best Sellers Rank	65,344 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 935 in Cosy Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) 1,451 in Women Sleuth Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) 7,595 in Women Sleuth Mysteries (Books)

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Kristiina Hallava

Not the best of Frances Brody

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2021

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Having read all the books in the series, I have to say this is not the one of tha best. The problem is that instead of a one good murder mystery story this books is three short murder mysteries in one and as such is not very enchanting. It feels more like a diary of an investigator and perhaps it is meant to be that than a good mystery book like the other books in the series. One does know beforehand almost everything that happens, there really is no mystery hidden in the book.

However Frances Brody is a good writer and the book is readable due to the good backround work and perfect writing style of the author. The ideas are just getting a bit too thin and it feels a little like glued on. I really hope the next book will not be like this one. Maybe the writer needs a break from the series and had better start another series to break up the monotony of writing in one style only?

Mr. D. L. Rees

TROUBLE BREWING AT BARLEYCORN

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 May 2021

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How come a once flourishing brewery now in decline - result of treachery from within or dirty tricks from unscrupulous rivals? Private detective Kate Shackleton and assistant Jack Sykes investigate, but almost at once comes the sudden death of a key member of staff on the verge of being most helpful....

A curious offering this. Unfamiliar with the long running series, I cannot say how it compares. A strength is the 1930 setting (including a reminder of how milk was then delivered). The narrative structure, though, seemed all over the place. Totally unexpected, the mystery itself is solved quite quickly. Some readers may find the two storylines that follow very contrived and lacking conviction, including a character more of a caricature, at times ludicrously so. It really does help to believe in the people depicted and what they do.

Somehow there is the impression of many worthy ingredients but arguably they not used to best effect.

Sabina

It's ok

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2020

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Kate and Sykes help a brewery owner and the newly crowned young 'Yorkshire Brewery Queen' in matters of family, the brewery business and with two murders to be solved on the way. The pages turn fairly fast and it has all the author's 20's-30's period hallmarks, with a few twists and turns to keep you guessing. But something about the whole story felt not quite right, a certain artifice to it. Not as enjoyable as some of the others in the series.

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Yorkshire Lass

Frances Brody does it again!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2020

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The Kate Shackleton series is now on its 12 book and shows no sign of faltering. This is another strong story, with the author clearly taking time to research the era and the brewery industry..

The characters are very well written, Mrs Shackleton and Jim Sykes are now so familiar to us they’re like old friends, a detective duo that are in tune with each other, but clearly have their differences in opinion in some matters!

Can recommend this if you like period mysteries, but especially if you like books set in the 20s and 30s.

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Richard M Marshall

Another excellent Kate Shackleton mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2020

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Thoroughly engaging, dense, story with many unexpected aspects. A good addition to the series.

My one quibble would be how her former-policeman assistant suddenly acquired business strategy skills, however that doesn't impact the story.

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