Frances Brody

Author

Frances Brody is a British crime writer whose Kate Shackleton mysteries are set in 1920s Yorkshire, combining the charm of golden age detection with a vivid portrait of post-war England. She is the pen name of Frances McNeil, who has also written historical novels and plays. She lives in Leeds and sets her fiction in the city and its... surrounding countryside. The Kate Shackleton series follows a photographer and amateur detective in the years after the First World War, a period when many women found new independence but also carried deep grief. The Body on the Train continues the series, combining satisfying puzzle-plotting with rich period detail and a strong sense of place. Brody has also written the Brackerley Prison series under her own name. Her fiction captures a moment in British history when the world was changing rapidly, and the freedoms women had gained during the war were both celebrated and contested. Her audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers engaging, atmospheric historical mysteries that bring 1920s Yorkshire to life — crime fiction with a strong sense of time, place, and a memorable heroine. Read more Show less