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There’s nothing quite like a night at the theatre. But Julia Bird is expecting a night of sweeping drama, not an onstage murder!
Synopsis:
At the end of Berrywick’s amateur theatre’s latest production, a shot rings out amongst the rapturous applause. But when Julia Bird peeks through the curtain, she sees lead actor Graham is lying still on the stage, his co-actor Oscar looking down at his prop gun in shock. She knows that Graham has been murdered, but with nearly everyone in the village helping with the play, anyone could have tampered with the props. And why was a beloved family man the target?
Graham’s wife Jane collapses in a puddle of tears as Oscar is comforted and led away from the stage. But days later when Julia spots prim and proper Jane kissing Oscar, she wonders if the grieving widow’s tears were fake. Graham served Jane divorce papers the day of the tragedy – was he killed before he could spill the beans on his wife’s affair, and sully her perfect reputation?
Meanwhile, the aptly named director, Roger Grave, wants the show to go on. The play is up for a local award, and this might just be Roger’s big break. But when failed actor Hector is not assigned the lead role he assumed he’d get, the mood among the cast quickly turns sour. Could Hector have killed Graham out of jealously for the leading role, Julia wonders?
Then another member of the crew is found dead and Julia discovers there’s a dark secret at the heart of Berrywick’s local theatre society. But who would kill to protect it? Can Julia find the murderer before it’s curtains for another victim?
This is book 7 of the series, and the authors use the unique theatre setting to introduce some new characters into the series, as well as to wrap up a few previous story arcs. Julia takes on a new volunteer job, working as co prop master for the latest play, and in doing so, she finds herself in the middle of an investigation, when it appears that a real gun was swapped for a prop one, and no one knows why anyone would want to kill the actor with it. With jealousy, greed, love and envy running amok, she has her work cut out for her. Kudos for adding some freshness to the series and letting Julie and Doc start to find their way forward with their romance, when his son returns back to the village! Fun for new readers and fans alike, add this one to your Spring reading list!
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