Murder
at La Marionette Hotel
A
contemporary romantic comedy murder mystery
When Lorne St. Patrick
was young, like all kids, he dreamed of being a superstar. But he had something
the other kids didn’t. An incredible voice, a talent for writing songs and
fingertips that could coax exquisite notes from an acoustic guitar.
It wasn’t an easy road,
but with hard work and patience, he had made it. But someone was trying to
sabotage his success in the worst way possible. By murdering his fans.
Tennyson Astin was a
lawyer, she’d become a lawyer, she admitted to her friend Detective Sergeant
Aaran Mulaney, because when she was young she’d had no direction and had
allowed her parents to coax her into it. What she really wanted to do, was
write mystery novels. So with her background in law, and her new friendship
with the local police force who allowed her to ride-along on their quiet
nights, so she could gain an understanding of police procedure, she was well on
her way to finishing her first novel.
Then came Lorne. The
auburn haired singer with hazel eyes and the voice of an angel. Could he really
be a murderer? The bodies were piling up. But with his almost angelic good
looks and playful sense of humor, it hardly seemed possible.
Tenn and Aaran have
been assigned to watch the rising star’s every move. But when another murder
occurs while he is under their surveillance, that he couldn’t possibly have
committed, Tenn agrees to pose as his fiancée during his stay in Madison City’s
La Marionette hotel in the hope that
they can smoke out the real killer. But will they be able to do that before one
of them becomes the latest victim? And will performing in Madison City’s
forties style dinner theater production of Murder
at La Marionette lure out the killer or will someone else become the next
victim?
An Irish singer, an American
lawyer/wannabe mystery writer, a large and loveable English Mastiff named Harvey, three
detectives and one very clever villain with an ax to grind make up this story.
