{"product_id":"murder-off-stage","title":"Murder Off Stage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWelcome to Broadway - and to an unthinkable crime! Former theatre starlet turned amateur sleuth Jessie Beckett gets mixed up in murder when an on-stage shooting turns all too real.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York, 1926\u003c\/i\u003e. It''s not like Jessie Beckett goes around looking for murders to solve, but the vaudeville star turned movie script girl has a natural talent for it. After a lifetime on stage, she''s sensitive to details that other people miss.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo when leading theater star Allen Crenshaw is shot live on stage during a performance of hit Broadway show \u003ci\u003eRules of Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e - a horrified Jessie watching from the second row - she knows she has to act fast before Allen''s co-star, the beautiful Norah Rose, goes down for murder. After all, it was Norah who fired the fateful bullet . . . even if the shooting \u003ci\u003ewas \u003c\/i\u003eall part of the show.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJessie investigates those closest to Allen - the presence of her theater companion, the superstar Adele Astaire, opening doors wherever they go - and finds only enemies. With the suspects for the disliked actor so numerous, can she uncover the truth in time to save Norah - or will the killer silence her too?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePacked with real-life stars of the stage and screen, this page-turning romp through the boards and backstreets of Broadway is a perfect pick for readers who enjoy Jazz Age mysteries with intrepid female sleuths.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306337837438,"sku":"NW9781448311408","price":18.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781448311408.jpg?v=1779660754","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/murder-off-stage","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}