This delightful new cosy mystery finds private detective Laetitia Rodd entangled in the scandalous world of the Victorian theatre. What starts out as a simple matter of negotiation becomes complicated when a body is discovered in the burnt husk of the old theatre. Soon Mrs Rodd finds herself embroiled in family politics, rivalries that put the Capulets and Montagues to shame, and betrayals on a Shakespearean scale. For fans of M.C. Beaton and Alexander McCall Smith.