When Hamlet drags the body of Polonius on to the stage from behind a curtain at the Theatre Royal North London, the head of famous actor Sir Roger Nutley is lolling at a bizarre angle that can only mean he has REALLY been killed. Meanwhile, a ruthless dognapping gang are spreading misery, snatching
Murder at the Theatre Royale
โ Scribed by Ada Moncrieff
- Book ID
- 112103195
- Publisher
- Random House
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 744 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781529115314
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โฆ Synopsis
It's Christmas at London's Theatre Royale and journalist Daphne King is determined to solve an extraordinary mystery...
December 1935. Director Chester Harrison's production of A Christmas Carol has had a troubled run on its tour of regional theatres. With tensions amongst the cast running high, the company reach their final stop - London's Theatre Royale - a few days before Christmas.
Catastrophe, however, strikes on opening night: 'Scrooge' dies on stage, seemingly due to a heart attack. But the show must go on. Until, that is, an old rival of Chester's is murdered in a dressing room. Are those associated with the production being picked off one by one? Journalist Daphne King is determined to reveal the truth...
**Readers love Ada Moncrieff's Christmas mysteries:
'Brilliant...full of twists and turns'
'A modern rival to Agatha Christie'
'A new festive favourite' **
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