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Kathleen Marple Kalb debuts with the first book in a new historical mystery series set in Gilded Age New York and following the adventures of swashbuckling opera singer Ella Shane, an Irish-Jewish Lower East Side orphan who finds fame and fortune singing male trouser roles. On the cusp of the twentieth century, Manhattan is a lively metropolis buzzing with talent. But after a young soprano meets an untimely end on stage, can one go-getting leading lady hit the right notes in a case of murder? New York City, 1899. When it comes to show business, Gilded Age opera singer Ella Shane wears the pants. The unconventional diva breaks the mold by assuming trouser roles--male characters played by women--and captivating audiences far and wide with her travelling theatre company. But Ellas flair for the dramatic takes a terrifying turn when an overacting Juliet to her Romeo drinks real poison during the final act of Bellinis I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Weeks after the womans death is ruled a tragic accident, a mysterious English duke arrives in Greenwich Village on a mission. Hes certain someone is getting away with murder, and the refined aristocrat wont travel back across the Atlantic until Ella helps him expose the truth. As Ella finds herself caught between her craft and a growing infatuation with her dashing new acquaintance, shes determined todecode the dark secrets surrounding her co-stars fatale finale--before the lights go dark and the culprit appears for an encore...About author(s):Kathleen Marple Kalb is the author of the Ella Shane Mystery series, set in Gilded Age New York and including A Fatal Finale and A Fatal First Night. Shes also a weekend morning anchor at New Yorks 1010 WINS Radio, capping a career she began as a teenage DJ in rural Western Pennsylvania. Kalb is a member of the Sisters in Crime New York Chapter and the Authors Guild and is active in media organizations as well. She lives in Cheshire, Connecticut with her family and is at work on her next book. Please visit her online at KathleenMarpleKalb.com.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Kensington Publishing Corporation
