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The Witnessed Murder : A Detective Mystery Behind the Applause
Overview
The audience applauds when Simon falls. They think the death is part of the show.
Actor Jonah has rehearsed the same noncontact movement countless times: a dagger sweeps through empty space while his partner stops safely out of reach. This time, the blade connects. By the time the audience realizes Simon is dying, spectators have already recorded the moment-and Jonah's trained finishing gesture looks, on replay, like a celebration. For investigator Tessa Rowan, one question becomes two. The weapon recovered from the stage is rigid, but the prop inspected before the performance was flexible and bore a tiny crescent-shaped nick. A recording also suggests Simon stopped closer to the path of Jonah's movement than he did in rehearsal. Were these separate failures, or did someone arrange for both? Tessa follows photographs, contradictory accounts, missing equipment, and amended cue sheets through a theatre where every worker has something to lose when the official version changes. Outside the investigation, a witness is pressured over her recording, and Jonah begins to distrust the very movements he remembers making. The crowd saw Simon die. To find out who made it happen, Tessa must prove what none of the cameras could see.This item is Non-Returnable
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- ISBN-13: 9798164743512
- ISBN-10: 9798164743512
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.61 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.57 pounds
- Page Count: 242
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