It is 1932 and preparations for the fortieth Great Yorkshire Show are underway. There is much excitement for this year's celebrated country fair, which is taking place in the grounds of the beautiful Temple Newsam estate in Leeds.

Private investigator Kate Shackleton and her friends are helping with arrangements for the show when the body of a man is discovered in the cellar of Temple Newsam. An accident, or murder?

With only days until the big opening, which the Duke and Duchess of York will attend, Kate must use her wit and wiles to solve the case - before the success of the show is jeopardised.

Whether you've read the whole series, or are discovering the Kate Shackleton mysteries for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner for fans of Agatha Christie, Ann Granger and Jacqueline Winspear.

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

'Brody's writing is like her central character Kate Shackleton: witty, acerbic and very, very perceptive' Ann Cleeves

'Kate Shackleton is a splendid heroine' Ann Granger

'Delightful' People's Friend