When a celebrated ACTOR IS FOUND MURDERED IN HIS DRESSING ROOM, all signs point to Drew’s old flame. But behind the curtains nothing is what it seems and this quickly becomes his MOST puzzling case YET.
Just as Drew Farthering thinks his life has calmed down some, Fleur Landis, a former girlfriend, reappears, in dire need of his help. She’s married now, no longer an actress–but the lead actor in her former troupe’s production of The Mikado has been murdered, and Fleur is the police’s number one suspect.
Drew would rather focus on his fiancée, Madeline Parker, and their upcoming wedding, but he can’t leave Fleur and her family in the lurch–even if she did break his heart once. As Drew, Nick, and Madeline begin investigating, they discover more going on behind the scenes of the theater troupe than could ever have been imagined. It seems nearly everyone had a motive, and alibis are few and far between.
Both the murder case and the presence of the beautiful, exotic Fleur put a heavy strain on Drew and Madeline’s relationship. Will their still-young romance survive the pressure?
“Deering gives us an enchanting mystery set around an England country estate in the 1930s… Rules of Murder is a wonderful, inspirational novel for those of you who love a good murder mystery.”–Fresh Fiction
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Summary
Book Title: Murder at the Mikado
Book Author: Julianna Deering
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"Well, as the Mikado says, 'It's an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances.'"
It certainly appears that way, when a popular theater owner/performer is brutally murdered and one of his many "indiscretions" is rumored to have done him in. It just so happens that Fleur Landis hovers in Drew Farthering's past as well; in his past regrets, unknown as yet to his lovely fiancé, Madeline Parker. When Fleur comes to Drew and pleads for his help clearing her name before the authorities, Drew's past and present converge in such a way that his future nuptials suddenly become clouded and uncomfortable. "Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?"
Typical of Deering's previous novels in this series, "Murder at the Mikado" is a brilliant maze of clues and suspects, serving to both deceive and delight the reader while the path to justice serpentines around numerous curves ahead of its arrival at a satisfying conclusion. But murder is not the only mystery that Drew faces, his heart is in danger of dying a slow and painful death unless he can convince Madeleine that she is the other half of his whole, "till death do them part".
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