ISBN: 9780593335482
Editorial: Berkley
Autor: Stuart, A. M.
Año de edición: 2022
N° Paginas: 368
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Craving a change of pace, Harriet Gordon, joins a local musical theatre production but when a fellow cast member is brutally killed, Harriet and Inspector Curran must turn the spotlight on murder in this all-new mystery from the author of Revenge in Rubies.Between working at her brother’s school and typing up Inspector Robert Curran’s police reports, Harriet Gordon has little time for personal pursuits and she has been enjoying the rehearsals for her role in the Singapore Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society’s latest production – Pirates of Penzance. But Harriet quickly discovers tensions run deep within the theatre company and when the leading man is found murdered, suspicions abound, exposing scandalous behavior as well as some insidious crimes.Inspector Curran once again turns to Harriet for help with this difficult case, but his own life begins to unravel as a mysterious man turns up on his doorstep claiming to know more about Curran’s painful past than he himself does. And after the one person he has always counted on delivers him some devastating news, the line between his personal and professional life begins to blur. Now, more than ever, Curran needs Harriet’s steadfast assistance, and when another cast member meets a violent end, Curran and Harriet will have to close in on a killer determined to make this case their final curtain call.About the AuthorAustralian author, A.M Stuart, creator of the popular Harriet Gordon Mystery series, lives in Melbourne, Australia but over her life she has travelled extensively and lived in Africa and Singapore, experiences which she brings to her writing. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a lawyer across a variety of disciplines including the military and emergency services.As well as the Harriet Gordon series, she is also multi published in historical romance and short stories with settings in England and Australia and spanning different periods of history.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.OneFriday, 28 October 1910As the last strains of a waltz died away, Harriet Gordon looked up into Simon Hume's handsome face. Her heart skipped a beat as he bent his head toward her and whispered, "It's too early to go home and it's a lovely night, let's go for a walk.""Yes, let's," she whispered back.After a wonderful dinner and a few turns around the dance floor at Raffles, a walk in the warm tropical evening seemed the perfect end to a perfect night.With the lights of the hotel and the bright music of the band behind them, they strolled arm in arm across Beach Road to the beach itself. Away from the hotel, the soft night enfolded them. Harriet threw her head back to look at the stars bright in the inky velvet blackness of the sky. She had had, maybe, one glass of wine too many, but she didn't care.The peaceful sea sighed as it lapped gently onto the white sand and Simon pulled her away from the solidity of the palm groves toward the water."Simon. I'm not dressed for beach walking," she protested."Then take off your stockings and shoes," he said, and undid his own boots, hanging them from the laces around his neck. He rolled up his trousers and held out his hand."Coming?"Harriet looked down at her expensive gray leather evening shoes and her one pair of silk stockings."Oh, hang it all," she said, and while Simon discreetly stood with his hands in his pockets looking out to sea, she pulled off her shoes and stockings. She rolled her stockings into the toes of her shoes, and holding the shoes in her left hand, she indecorously hitched her skirts almost to her knees, gathering the fabric into the wide velvet belt, before stepping gingerly out onto the sand.Simon caught her spare hand and tugged at her, pulling her down toward the water."Simon!" Harriet protested as he swept her into his arms and waded out into the sea. "My dress!""It's only ankle-deep, and it's wonderfully warm."He set her down but
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