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\nA competition for the crownproves deadly when confidences arebetrayed and secrets are spilled.  \nNorth Yorkshire,1930.It's the seasonfor warm and spirited countryside cele-brations.Ever since the war,pubs havebeen in the doldrums,and in an attemptto promote and breathe new life backinto the business,brewers select a char-ismatic employee as local queen—to bethe face of their industry.And this year'squeen,wages clerk Ruth Parnaby,hasinvited the ever intrepid Kate Shackletonand her niece Harriet to accompanyher on public engagements at a gardenparty thrown in her honor.But whenRuth leads children to the stables forpony rides,the drayman is missing,laterfound in the last place imaginable—thefermentation room,deceased.  \nWhat looked to be a simple case ofasphyxiation in the dangerous fermen-tation room is quickly clarified by thepathologist as murder—the draymanwas already dead before he was takeninto the room.Someone was looking tocover it up.The horse dealer who soldthe pony to the drayman comes undersuspicion,but more and more,Ruth'snasty father's strong motive to dissuadehis daughter from any festivities lin-gers in Kate's mind,despite his havingan alibi.The case is muddy,at best,andit's going to take Kate at her keenest todecipher the truth.  \nAlso available by Frances Brody  \n# KATE SHACKLETON MYSTERIES\n\nThe Body on the Train  \nA Snapshot ofMurder  \nDeath in the Stars  \nDeath at the Seaside  \nA Death in the Dales  \nDeath ofan Avid Reader  \nMurder on a Summer's Day  \nA Woman Unknown  \nMurder in the Afternoon  \nA Medal for Murder  \nDying in the Wool  \nOTHER NOVELSHalfpenny DreamsSixpence in Her ShoeSisters on Bread Street  \n# Murder\n\nis inthe Air  \n# A Kate Shackleton Mystery\n\nFRANCES BRODY  \nCROOKED  \nLANE  \nNEW YORK  \nThis is a work of fiction.All ofthe names,characters,organizations,places andevents portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination orare used fictitiously.Any resemblance to real or actual events,locales,or persons,living or dead,is entirely coincidental  \nCopyright ◎2020 by Frances McNeil  \nAll rights reserved.  \nPublished in the United States by Crooked Lane Books,an imprint ofThe Quick Brown Fox &Company LLC.  \nCrooked Lane Books and its logo are trademarks of The Quick Brown Fox&Company LLC.  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog-in-Publication data available upon request.  \nISBN (hardcover):978-1-64385-466-3  \nISBN (ebook):978-1-64385-467-0  \nCover illustration by Helen Chapman  \nPrinted in the United States.  \nwww.crookedlanebooks.com  \nCrooked Lane Books34 West 27h St.,10h FloorNew York,NY 10001  \nFirst North American Edition:October 2020  \n10987654321  \nTo my readers and to booksellers everywhere.Thank you and happy reading.  \n# Chapter One\n\nMy name is Kate Shackleton.I am a private investigator.AlthoughI could stretch to an office,Batswing Cottage remains our centre ofoperations.We are close to Leeds city centre,yet near open coun-tryside for dog walks 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