Jill McGown. Scene of Crime

Format 304 pages, Hardcover Published February 23, 2001 by Macmillan ISBN9780333766729  (ISBN10:0333766725) Language English Книга на английском языке. 150 х 220 mm. 304 стр.   When an amateur dramatic society begins rehearsing a midwinter production of Cinderella, murder lurks in the wings. And the killer is definitely no Prince Charming. In Jill McGown's masterful new novel, the continuation of her acclaimed British police procedural series starring Detective Chief Inspectors Lloyd and Hill, real-life crime engulfs the domestic life of the Riverside Theatre players. For starters, there's the violent death of Estelle Bignall, the beautiful, neurotic wife of a well-to-do doctor (and the Riverside company's aspiring playwright) . In truth, suicide seemed more Estelle's line, especially during the Christmas holidays—but a thief saved her the trouble, stealing all the presents and leaving h