Curtain Call for a Corpse
A Community Theatre Cozy Mystery

About this book:

The show must go on—even when the leading lady takes her final bow for real.

Assistant stage manager Nora Blake has enough drama wrangling the egos, exes, and existential crises of the Shady Grove Community Players without a actual corpse stealing the spotlight. But when diva Victoria Croft collapses mid-performance of *Murder at Elm Manor*, the historic Little Theatre becomes a crime scene and everyone from the long-suffering director to Victoria's handsome ex-husband has a motive waiting in the wings. Armed with a clipboard, a headset, and backstage access to every secret, Nora trades cue calls for clue hunting in a theatre where the velvet curtains hide more than just props.

From poisoned tea to sabotaged trap doors, the killer's script is full of twists—and they're not done rehearsing. With opening night reviews turning into police statements and the ghost light witnessing more than rehearsals, Nora must unmask a murderer before the final curtain falls on the entire company. *Curtain Call for a Corpse* delivers a standing-ovation-worthy cozy mystery where the theatrics are deadly, the suspects are deliciously dramatic, and the backstage pass comes with a front-row seat to murder.