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Death of an Avid Reader (Kate Shackleton, Bk 6)
Death of an Avid Reader - Kate Shackleton, Bk 6 Author:Frances Brody The Search for a Daughter---Lady Coulton gave up the baby that would have ruined her marriage, born when Lord Coulton was abroad. Now that her husband is dying, she asks Kate to find Sophia. — A Haunted Library---It is forty years since the ghost of a dead librarian haunted the old library, yet the stories have begun again. Kate does not believe ... more »in ghosts but obligingly takes part in a ceremony to expel the restless spirit. Shockingly, there is a body in the basement, strangled, and covered in dusty volumes from a fallen bookcase. It is Dr. Potter, a mathematician.
A Killer on the Loose---Dr. Potter’s body is taken away. The police find a sick man sheltering in the basement. He is an Italian, Umberto, an organ grinder and owner of a lively Capuchin monkey. Umberto becomes the prime suspect and will be charged with murder. Kate goes with Umberto to the infirmary. But he is too weak to be a suspect. And now Kate must set out to find the real culprit.« less
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