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Death at the Playhouses
Stuart Douglas
其他書名
Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries
出版
Titan Books (US, CA)
, 2025-03-18
主題
Fiction / Crime
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General
ISBN
1803368225
9781803368221
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GEQPEQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
A second witty, fun, 1970s-set whodunnit in the Lowe and Le Breton mysteries series, featuring two ageing actors attempting to solve a murder after their famous co-star is found dead in a doorway outside the theatre in which they’re performing. Nostalgic cosy crime that’s perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Death & Croissants.
In between filming seasons of
Floggit and Leggit!
, ageing actors Edward Lowe and John Le Breton sign up for short run at the Leeds Playhouse, lured by the promise that the play will transfer to the Stadsschouwburg – the Amsterdam Playhouse. Once in Leeds, they discover they have been invited to join for two reasons – because the company manager is keen to take advantage of the publicity surrounding
Floggit and Leggit!
(now a massive hit) and because Sir Nathaniel Thompson, the much-lauded star of the show and knight of the realm, has been sacked for drunkenness and failing to turn up for work.
John fears an awkward scene, should Thompson – who he knew during the war – return to reclaim his job, but when Thompson’s body is found, bludgeoned to death in a nearby alleyway, this ceases to be an issue.
Once more, the elderly thespian sleuths decide to investigate.