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Final Acts

Theatrical Mysteries

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Behind the stage lights and word-perfect soliloquies, sinister secrets are lurking in the wings. The mysteries in this collection reveal the dark side to theatre and performing arts: a world of backstage dealings, where unscrupulous actors risk everything to land a starring role, costumed figures lead to mistaken identities, and on-stage deaths begin to look a little too convincing...

This expertly curated thespian anthology features 14 stories from giants of the classic crime genre such as Dorothy L. Sayers, Julian Symons and Ngaio Marsh, as well as firm favourites from the British Library Crime Classics series: Anthony Wynne, Christianna Brand, Bernard J. Farmer and many more. Mysteries abound when a player's fate hangs on a single performance, and opening night may very well be their last.

©2022 Martin Edwards (P)2023 Soundings Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Crime Classics
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The Dorothy L Sayers and Ngaio Marsh contributions were most entertaining, unsurprisingly. The rest were showing their age and I found myself tuning out in most of them and not bothering to go back and re-listen. I usually thoroughly enjoy Martin Edward’s’ anthologies, sadly this one was not for me.

A couple of gems but largely rather hard work

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There is a reason some authors go out of print. I gave up a the third story.

Hard work

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