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Quick Curtain - Alan Melville, Ben Allen, Soundings
Quick Curtain
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When Douglas B. Douglas - leading light of the London theatre - premiers his new musical extravaganza, Blue Music, he is sure the packed house will be dazzled by the performance. What he couldn't predict is the death of his star, Brandon Baker, onstage in the middle of act two. Soon another... show more
When Douglas B. Douglas - leading light of the London theatre - premiers his new musical extravaganza, Blue Music, he is sure the packed house will be dazzled by the performance. What he couldn't predict is the death of his star, Brandon Baker, onstage in the middle of act two. Soon another member of the cast is found dead, and it seems to be a straightforward case of murder followed by suicide. Inspector Wilson of Scotland Yard - who happens to be among the audience - soon discovers otherwise. Together with Derek, his journalist son, Wilson takes charge of proceedings in his own inimitable way.
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Format: Audible Audio Edition
ASIN: B01DAMLY90
Publisher: Soundings
Edition language: English
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Classics, Mystery, Detective, Crime
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BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it
2.0 Quick Curtain
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The only reason I finished this is to claim my bingo square and bingo #4. While the satire of the theatre society, mystery genre and adoring public was interesting, I didn't find this to be an enjoyable read at all. Seriously, Tey picked up a similar approach in A Shilling for Candles and worked ...
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Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books rated it
4.0 A murder is committed -- and hilarity ensues.
text A murder is committed -- and hilarity ensues.
Both Edmund Crispin's Moving Toyshop and Alan Melville's Quick Curtain are mentioned in the "Making Fun of Murder" chapter of Martin Edwards's Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books. Both are excellent examples of writers taking something as horrific as murder and turning it right around and into a fa...
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Themis-Athena's Garden of Books
Themis-Athena's Garden of Books rated it
4.0 A murder is committed -- and hilarity ensues.
text A murder is committed -- and hilarity ensues.
Both Edmund Crispin's Moving Toyshop and Alan Melville's Quick Curtain are mentioned in the "Making Fun of Murder" chapter of Martin Edwards's Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books. Both are excellent examples of writers taking something as horrific as murder and turning it right around and into a fa...
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