Alan Melville
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English
Description
'I'm taking a revolver to Thrackley. You never know with blokes like Carson. I hate these harmless, potty people, they're always up to something.' Jim Henderson is one of six guests summoned by the mysterious Edwin Carson, a collector of precious stones, to a weekend party at his country house, Thrackley. The house is gloomy and forbidding but the party is warm and hospitable except for the presence of Jacobson, the sinister butler. The other guests...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Don't talk bunk!" said Mr. Douglas. "You can't carry on with the show with a man dying on stage. Drop the curtain!" When Douglas B. Douglas - leading light of the London theatre - premieres his new musical extravaganza, Blue Music, he is sure the packed house will be dazzled by the performance. What he couldn't predict is the death of his star, Brandon Baker, on stage in the middle of Act 2. Soon another member of the cast is found dead, and it seems...