{"product_id":"much-ado-about-murder-isbn-9781683313250","title":"Much Ado About Murder","description":"Costume designer Charlotte Fairfax has another murder on her hands as she prepares for the latest performance of the Catskills Shakespeare Theater Company, \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e. The company’s steady growth enables them to cast star British actress Audrey Ashley, who arrives on scene to play the lead role of Beatrice. But things immediately get more complicated when Audrey insists the company replace the current director with new, up and coming British director Edmund Albright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmund plans to change the popular romantic comedy, which alienates several people associated with the production. And the list of people he upsets only grows: the laid off former director, the hotel owner’s secretary, and even Audrey herself. Just as Edmund’s plans are about to come to fruition, his body is discovered on his sofa, holding a gun in his hand. His death is quickly ruled a suicide but Charlotte thinks otherwise. Why would Edmund, on the brink of greatness, kill himself? And in such an American way?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a whole cast of characters to investigate, Charlotte is determined to unmask each one before it’s final curtain call on the whole production in award-winning author Elizabeth J. Duncan’s third Shakespeare in the Catskills mystery, \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Murder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Murder\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An enticing setting and diverse characters make this latest return to the Catskills a pleasure.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sprightly...Charming.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Murder\u003c\/i\u003e] vividly captures the cutthroat world of the theater...[with a] likable sleuth.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this third in the series, Duncan brings her delightful characterizations, intelligent plotting, and always-interesting theatrical frame to the Catskills. It all adds up to another opening-night success.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Outstanding...a ‘must read’ for all dedicated mystery buffs and would be an enduringly popular addition to community library mystery\/suspense collections.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eIll Met by Murder\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e“Duncan fans are sure to enjoy this cozy.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eIll Met by Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Creative, delightful...These Shakespeare mysteries are going to be a whole lot of fun to follow.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A great gift to find under the tree this Christmas.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNoir Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eIll Met by Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth J. Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the beloved Penny Brannigan mystery series set in North Wales. A former editor and broadcaster in England, Elizabeth is currently an instructor at the Humber School for Writers in Ontario, Canada. This is her tenth mystery and her third Shakespeare in the Catskills mystery.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304632897765,"sku":"NP9781683313250","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781683313250.jpg?v=1767733082","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/much-ado-about-murder-isbn-9781683313250","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}