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'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' Daily Mail

Taking the perfect photograph can be murder . . .

Yorkshire, 1928. Indomitable sleuth Kate Shackleton is taking a well-deserved break from her detective work and indulging in her other passion: photography. When her local Photographic…

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1 author picked A Snapshot of Murder as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love Frances Brody's indomitable amateur sleuth, Kate Shackleton. The series takes place in London and Yorkshire in the 1930s, and this book will be particularly pleasing for fans of the Bronte sisters and Wuthering Heights. Seven keen amateur photographers gather for the most popular openings of the decade. Only six will return.

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