The Mystery of the Village Theatre: A cozy crime mystery set in an English village (The Antique Shop Mysteries Book 5)

Warm-hearted novice antique dealer Lina Townend has a talent for sniffing out trouble — but even she doesn’t expect the local village play to turn deadly!
Things aren’t looking bright for Lina. A flashy new antique centre has opened in the Kentish village of Bredeham, stealing her customers and threatening the future of her beloved shop.
At least her dear friend and mentor, Griff Tripp, has something to smile about — he’s been cast as the lead in Curtain Call, a local amateur play. But when Lina reluctantly agrees to help behind the scenes, she quickly realises that something’s rotten in the oast-house theatre.
Tyres are slashed. Nasty messages appear. Someone hides a dead fish in a heating venting. And when a cast member collapses and dies mid-rehearsal, Lina knows this is more than harmless backstage drama.
Convinced Griff is in danger, she starts her own investigation, stepping into the spotlight — and straight into danger. Because behind the greasepaint and gossip lurks a killer. And u