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''Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers'' DAILY MAIL

A charming historical mystery set in 1960s Yorkshire, starring prisoner governor and amateur sleuth Nell Lewis. This is the perfect page-turner if you love Agatha Christie and Jacqueline Winspear.
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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 su

Six Motives for Murder

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      Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
      Published 1 September 2024
      ISBN-13 9780349431994
      978-0349431994
      ISBN-10 034943199X
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      Crime & Thrillers

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers'' DAILY MAIL

      A charming historical mystery set in 1960s Yorkshire, starring prisoner governor and amateur sleuth Nell Lewis. This is the perfect page-turner if you love Agatha Christie and Jacqueline Winspear.
      ___________

      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 su

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