Played to Death - Mike Ripley

nIt's curtains down for one actor when preparations for a new murder mystery play at the local theatre take a chillingly real twist . . .

n nThe Librarian n nRetirement 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. n nThe Lawyer n nThe 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. n nThe Producer n nI 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.

. . n nThe Inspector n nA 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? n nTold 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.n