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 IrishJewish 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 gogetting 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 womenand 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 costars fatale finalebefore the lights go dark and the culprit appears for an encore...

Binding: Paperback;304 pages; Publisher: Kensington Publishing; Classification: FA; Weight: 120 g; Dimensions: 140 x 210 x 33

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