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Overview
It's curtains down for one actor when preparations for a new murder mystery play at the local theatre take a chillingly real twist . . .
The Librarian Retirement was beckoning until local lawyer Adam Cunningham - aka the Hopewell Players' pantomime dame - requested my professional opinion on the script of their next play that' he's been given. The Lawyer The script is terrible And it rips off a number of Golden Age mysteries. With Roly's knowledge of crime fiction, I might be able to get the whole thing cancelled. The Producer I couldn't believe it when I learned that my late father had written a play of all things And now the players will perform his work - until one of them is found dead. . . The Inspector A body on the stage of the local playhouse doesn't happen often round here. Was it a pre-rehearsal accident, suicide . . . or is the spotlight about to fall on a murderer? Told from the point of view of four unreliable narrators, most of whom can't be trusted - The Librarian, The Lawyer, The Producer and The Inspector - this cunningly inventive novel is a refreshingly fun, subversive take on the crime fiction genre.Customers Also Bought
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781448317684
- ISBN-10: 1448317681
- Publisher: Severn House
- Publish Date: June 2026
- Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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