Murder on a Summer's Day

Murder on a Summer's Day by Frances Brody
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed Frances Brody’s Murder in the Afternoon enough to try another of her Kate Shackleton series. Here our level-headed Yorkshire lass comes up against officialdom when she tries to investigate the murder of rich playboy maharajah who goes shooting on the moors. I love how Brody manages to ignite the reader’s indignation on behalf of her detective every time some man or other—in this case, her cousin, her cousin’s boss, and the local police officer—comes out with a patronizing sexist slight. It’s 1924, so, believe me, “unwitting” slights against women pop up with depressing regularity. I enjoyed this very much!
But that’s just my own humble opinion…what do you think? Do let me know! Read as part of my 2015 Goodreads reading challenge.


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