Print ISBN: 031225220x

Language: English

Series: Morgan Taylor Mysteries

FIC022040  –  Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

FIC016000  –  Fiction / Humorous

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Timing is everything. When Chicago actress Morgan Taylor's old theater friend calls, pleading with Morgan to fill in for a cast member aboard a cruise ship, Morgan has just finished a long, exhausting run in "Rent". She is also suffering through one of the coldest winters in Chicago history. Let's see -- blinding blizzards and bitter cold, or palm trees and sun-warmed sand? Hmmmmm. Morgan hops the next plane to the Port of Miami. As the ship sails, Morgan learns the girl she's replacing died 'suddenly' -- "murdered" whisper some. And between rehearsals, wardrobe fittings and performances, Morgan's own safety is threatened. Not everyone, it seems, is happy she joined the cast. Then another performer goes missing and this time there is no question the girl was murdered. "Sussman and Avidon deliver an amazingly fresh and entertaining puzzle sure to have mystery fans crying "Encore!" once again."

"Wisecracking Chicago actress Morgan Taylor grabs center stage and never lets go..."

—Publisher's Weekly

"...light and finely rendered..."

—Library Journal

...characters are strong and interesting, plotting is credible and the atmosphere of the ship provides an added dimension. I enjoyed the strong Chicago setting of this series' debut [AUDITION FOR MURDER] but am happy to see that this book is a class act even when it's on the road.

—Contra Costa Times

It's a juicy backstage mystery peopled with show-biz eccentrics and dubious characters.

—Books in Motion

Susan Sussman

Susan Sussman is the author of twenty-two books as well as numerous articles and musicals. She won an EMMY for the screen adaptation of her book THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A CHANUKAH BUSH, SANDY GOLDSTEIN (now available on DVD) and is currently working on a mystery series set in the courtrooms of south Florida.