{"product_id":"a-deadly-night-at-the-theatre-an-utterly-gripping-english-cosy-murder-mystery-paperback","title":"A Deadly Night at the Theatre: An Utterly Gripping English Cosy Murder Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaty Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMURDER IS WAITING IN THE WINGS . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Actresses Posy Starling and Caro Hooper both gained a name for themselves playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen - but now they are back treading the boards in London's theatre district, starring in two very\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edifferent plays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King, is in the city to catch their opening weeks, but she can't help but notice some tensions between Posy and Caro. Perhaps because of Caro's new friendship with her co-star Luke Burrows, who seems to have a history with Posy . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before Rosalind can get to the bottom of what's going on, Luke is found dead. Worse, his body is found in Posy's dressing room - with Posy standing over him, covered in his blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The West End is in uproar, but the cast of the two plays have closed ranks. Posy needs her fellow Dahlias to prove her innocence - but first she has to convince \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e that she didn't do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The play's the thing... but when all their suspects are actors, how can the Dahlias tell what's real, and what's just theatre? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhether you've read the whole series, or are discovering the Three Dahlias novels for the first time, this is the perfect murder mystery to escape into if you love Agatha Christie, Jessica Fellowes and Janice Hallett.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the Three Dahlias mysteries . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Dame Agatha would approve' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An absolute treat of a read . . . Perfect weekend reading!' \u003cb\u003eJANICE HALLETT, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE APPEAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Hugely entertaining' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThe best kind of book to curl up' \u003cb\u003eKRISTEN PERRIN, author of \u003ci\u003eHOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The perfect cosy: atmospheric, ingenious and fun!'\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIAN MOORE, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath and Croissants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A wonderful celebration of Golden Age crime' \u003cb\u003eS.J. BENNETT, author of \u003ci\u003eTHE WINDSOR KNOT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A fun, 1930s style murder-mystery, which makes for perfect holiday reading' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWOMAN'S WEEKLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eActresses Posy Starling and Caro Hooper both gained a name for themselves playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen - but now they are back treading the boards in London's theatre district, starring in two very\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edifferent plays. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their fellow Dahlia, Rosalind King, is in the city to catch their opening weeks, but she can't help but notice some tensions between Posy and Caro. Perhaps because of Caro's new friendship with her co-star Luke Burrows, who seems to have a history with Posy . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before Rosalind can get to the bottom of what's going on, Luke is found dead. Worse, his body is found in Posy's dressing room - with Posy standing over him, covered in his blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The West End is in uproar, but the cast of the two plays have closed ranks. Posy needs her fellow Dahlias to prove her innocence - but first she has to convince \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e that she didn't do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The play's the thing... but when all their suspects are actors, how can the Dahlias tell what's real, and what's just theatre? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Praise for Katy Watson: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An absolute treat of a read' Janice Hallett, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Appeal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Hugely entertaining' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'The perfect cosy: atmospheric, ingenious and fun!' Ian Moore, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath and Crossiants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in a family of murder mystery addicts, Katy Watson learned early to look for means, motive and opportunity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After studying English Literature - with a sideline in crime fiction - at Lancaster University, she set about teaching herself to write her own stories, while also experiencing enough of the world to have things to write about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Two careers, a lot of airmiles, one husband, two children, three houses and forty-five published books for children and adults later, lockdown finally gave her the means, motive and opportunity to create her own murder mystery. 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