Murder at the Piccadilly Playhouse
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C.J. Archer
She was admired by women and desired by men, until jealousy and past secrets took center stage. Help Cleo and her friends solve the murder of one of London’s leading actresses. When a hotel guest’s mistress is found dead in the stalls of the Piccadilly Playhouse, a verdict of suicide is given. Convinced his lover didn’t kill herself, Lord Rumford wants the truth uncovered. Against his better judgement, he hires Cleo Fox to find the murderer. Cleo needs to solve this case if she wants to make a living from being a private detective. But she quickly learns that the truth is buried beneath years of secrets; secrets that powerful people want desperately to keep. With the help of her friends from the Mayfair Hotel, Cleo exposes the bitter rivalry and jealousy of London’s West End. But can she find the killer before the final curtain closes on the Playhouse?
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Author
C.J. Archer
Pages
300
Publisher
C.J. Archer
Published Date
2021-06-01
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"Finished November 10th. Audiobook. "
Nikki Nienhaus
"*listened as an audiobook through Audible; narrated by Marian Hussey*<br/><br/>TW: discussions of su!c!de<br/><br/>A popular actress has fallen from the second floor of a playhouse. Did she jump, or is there something more sinister afoot?<br/><br/>The second in the Cleopatra Fox Mysteries series, this one was almost as good as the first! I wasn’t quite as invested, but the story still held my attention the whole way through. We get to learn more about some of the side characters as well. I’ve decided to revoke my prior statement about Cleo’s family though— some of them were almost entirely unlikable at various parts of the story. <br/><br/>The actual storyline was good, and the same principle held from the first book: you probably wouldn’t guess the solution right away, but it also wasn’t so far out there that you were left scratching your head and wondering how you got there. The MC did a much better job in this book of gathering as much evidence as possible prior to accusing someone, and it felt like she grew from the mistakes she made in the first book. It did feel like it took longer to come to an actual resolution, but the journey was enjoyable.<br/><br/>Overall, another lovely story from CJ Archer. I’m ready for round 3!"
Bevin West