Overview
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... *Preorder Ada's new novel MURDER AT MIDWINTER now!*______________________________Readers love Ada Moncrieff's Christmas mysteries:'Brilliant...full of twists and turns' 'A modern rival to Agatha Christie''A new festive favourite'
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...
*Order Ada''s new novel MURDER AT MAYBRIDGE CASTLE, out now!*
______________________________
Readers love Ada Moncrieff''s Christmas mysteries:
''Brilliant...full of twists and turns''
''A modern rival to Agatha Christie''
''A new festive favourite''
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...
*Order Ada''s new novel MURDER AT MAYBRIDGE CASTLE, out now!*
______________________________
Readers love Ada Moncrieff''s Christmas mysteries:
''Brilliant...full of twists and turns''
''A modern rival to Agatha Christie''
''A new festive favourite''
- | Author: Ada Moncrieff
- | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- | Publication Date: Oct 13, 2022
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781529115314
- | ISBN-10: 1529115310
