Final Curtain
A Shakespearean actor takes his final bow.Troy Alleyn, Inspector Roderick Alleyn's beautiful young wife, is engaged to paint a portrait of Sir Henry Ancred, famed Shakespearean actor and family patriarch, but she senses all is not well in the dreary castle of Ancreton. When old Henry is found...
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A Shakespearean actor takes his final bow.Troy Alleyn, Inspector Roderick Alleyn's beautiful young wife, is engaged to paint a portrait of Sir Henry Ancred, famed Shakespearean actor and family patriarch, but she senses all is not well in the dreary castle of Ancreton. When old Henry is found dead after a suspicious dinner and an unfortunate family fracas, Troy enlists the impeccable aid of her husband to determine who among a cast of players would have a motive for murder-and the theatrical gift to carry it out.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312966058 (0312966059)
Publish date: June 15th 1998
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Detective,
Asian Literature,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Cozy Mystery,
Murder Mystery,
Indonesian Literature
Series: Roderick Alleyn 1 (#14)
Unabridged and read by James Saxon. 9 hrs 54 mins duration. 8 CD'sBlurb - [Book 14, 1947:] Sir Henry Ancred, the celebrated Shakespearian actor, wishes to have his portrait painted in the role of Macbeth by Agatha Troy, the famous artist - but is only willing to spare her a week of his time in which...
The first post-war Alleyn, taking its start in Troy's world. Troy is one of my favourite characters (in and out of the Alleyn mysteries) and so her tale, among the over-dramatic Ancreds, is engrossing for me, and it's nice to see her and Alleyn settle some of the 'business' of being married, of wor...
This one is up to four stars. One of my favorite and I had NO idea who the murderer was.
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