Funeral of Figaro (An\operatic Whodunnit Ser.)

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Synopsis: An opera singer drops dead onstage in a pitch-perfect puzzler from the Edgar Award–winning author of the Chronicles of Brother Cadfael. A plane crash kills the lead actor of the Leander Theatre&’s production of The Marriage of Figaro, in the middle of their rehearsals. The crew, based on the outskirts of London, is shaken. Luckily—or not—owner Jimmy Clash has found a replacement in world-class baritone Marc Chatrier, a notorious womanizer, liar, and all-around cad. Chatrier&’s presence immediately causes tensions to rise dramatically among a close-knit opera &“family,&” especially when he starts paying too much attention to Jimmy&’s star-struck teenage daughter. Then, without warning, the despised singer drops dead in the middle of a performance. That&’s the cue for audience member Detective Inspector Musgrave to make his grand entrance. But the able police investigator is unprepared for the complex drama awaiting him backstage, and a tragically twisted plot that includes dark secrets, jealousies, old grudges, and murder most foul. As always, the Edgar, Agatha, and Gold Dagger Award–winning author of the Brother Cadfael Mysteries &“writes with undiminished skill&” (The Times, London).