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Murder is Staged: An Ellen O'Dell Mystery

Murder is Staged: An Ellen O'Dell Mystery

Khomkin, Stefan

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Mystery & Thriller

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ISBN10: 8269406643
ISBN13: 9788269406641
Publisher: Stepan Khomkin
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A murder onstage. A theatre full of secrets. And a killer who may be hiding nearby.

IN THE SPRING OF 1933, young journalist Ellen O'Dell is invited by celebrated crime novelist Roderick Mackey to assist with the production of The Dagger, a play adapted from his latest book. Staged in one of London's grand West End theatres, the production promises glamour, prestige, and the chance to bring some of England's most admired actors together.

But behind the curtain, Ellen finds herself caught up in broken hearts and dangerous secrets. Whispers of a quarrel between leading actor Samuel Gracie and rising star Emily Everett only deepen her unease.

Then, during the final dress rehearsal, the climactic scene in the third act of the play turns into a real tragedy. One of the characters is meant to fire a revolver loaded with blanks at Gracie. Instead, Gracie collapses, dead.

The police quickly identifies Claire Finley, the theatre's props mistress, as the prime suspect. She prepared the revolver and had the opportunity to tamper with it. Ellen doubts Claire's guilt. As news of the murder spreads through the London papers, Ellen and Mackey begin to unravel the case. They have to uncover the smuggling ring serving the city's elites, find a vanished suspect, and untangle secrets that reach far in the past.

With the premiere on its away, Ellen must uncover the truth before the scandal destroys the careers-and before another life is put at risk.

Murder is Staged is a classic detective novel in the finest traditions of Golden Age: the theatrical atmosphere, the glamour of the era, and an intriguing mystery in which every decision may play the crucial role.

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