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by Mike Ripley
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.
Genre: Comical (humorous) crime and mystery
What readers and critics are saying
★★★★★Five unreliable narrators and Ripley’s trademark wit ensure the reader will not look at classic crime in quite the same way again
★★★★★A labyrinthine tale of envy, greed, lust, and murder most foul, seasoned with touches of acerbic humor. Another absolutely brilliant book from Ripley
★★★★★Ripley’s best book: a wickedly funny sendup of the clichés behind all those classic mysteries and their successors
★★★★★This is catnip for Anthony Horowitz fans
★★★★★Ripley uses his well-honed sardonic wit to skewer crime fiction publishers . . . A thoroughly enjoyable read
★★★★★A refreshingly surprise-packed entry in an always excellent series
★★★★★Outstanding . . . A joy to read
★★★★★[A] lively adventure
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