Christmas Mystery 2

Moncrieff, Ada

£8.99

December 1935. Director Monty 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. Catastrophe, however, strikes on opening night – Scrooge dies on stage, the result (it is presumed) of a heart attack. But the show must go on. Until, that is, a leading theatre critic – and old rival of Monty’s – is killed backstage. Are those associated with the production being picked off one by one? Budding journalist Daphne King takes up the case.

Peek Inside

Out of stock

Publish Date: 13/10/2022
ISBN: 9781529115314 Category: Tags: ,

Description

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’

Additional information

Weight 181 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 16 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

249

Language

English

Edition

|Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K