Murder: The Musical

Smith & Wetzon #5

by Annette Meyers

Amateur detectives Smith and Wetzon get their big break on Broadway, when the stage manager of an up-and-coming production is found dead in the balcony and a full cast of killers is in the spotlight

Genres: Mystery, Mystery Thriller

353 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Annette Meyers spent sixteen years on Wall Street as an executive search consultant, and is currently an arbitrator with the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). She is a past president of Sisters in Crime and is secretary of the International Association of Crime Writers.

With her husband Martin Meyers, using the pseudonym Maan Meyers, she writes historical mysteries set in New York in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries.

--from her website

Series:
* Smith and Wetzon Mystery
* Olivia Brown Mystery

Reviews

[Jeff Clausen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This whodunnit has a large cast of characters to keep track of, mostly theater folks, which helps by keeping producers separate from dancers, from stage managers. Then there are Wall Street types and ex-lovers and old college pals, all vying for Leslie’s attention and confusing her. Who murdered whom, and why? I was challenged to connect well with her or most people involved, although to be fair, this is one of a series, so having read a previous entry would probably eliminate that complaint. And if you enjoy aspects of the Theater, as the author spells it, this should capture you with all the backstage goings-on.

[Stevie Faye · Rating 2 out of 5]

i tried! could not get into it after 125 pages