Silver and the Moonlit Murder (Carlyle & Silver Cozy Mysteries #3)

A dead leading man. A deadly prop. And a detective duo with one week to save the show.

When Laura Carlyle's old flame calls in a panic, she and Sebastian Silver find themselves in a Suffolk town where the local theatre is celebrating its centenary – and mourning its star.

The Moonlight Theatre has staged Shakespeare for a hundred years, but now, with a charity gala just days away and property developers circling like vultures, Julius Caesar should be saving the theatre's future. Instead, the actor playing the title role has been stabbed to death on stage – and the prop dagger in his chest was very, very real.

Everyone in the cast had a knife. Everyone had opportunity. The victim was a scene-stealer who'd stolen more than just roles – and in amateur dramatics, the drama never stops at the stage door.

The police want to close the show. The director needs it to go on. But Sebastian knows that killers, like audiences, often demand an encore.

From dusty dressing rooms to opening night curtain calls, the spotlight at the Moonlight hides a century of secrets. And if Laura and Sebastian can't unmask the killer before the final act, the next death won't be scripted...