The Opening Night Murder by Anne Rutherford

The Opening Night Murder by Anne Rutherford

At the dawn of the Restoration Period, Suzanne Thornton hopes to find a second life in the theater. But instead, on opening night, she finds a dead body on stage.

The triumphant return of King Charles I in 1660 is occasion for much celebration in London. The Merry Monarch's unquenchable thirst for entertainment creates opportunities for everyone from tavern keepers to brothel owners to actors.

One of these is Suzanne Thornton. No longer a kept woman since her man has fled, she sees an opportunity to reopen a theater and stage the classics--Shakespeare, Marlowe, and the like. And now, thanks to Royal decree, Juliet can be played by a woman. Suzanne secures financing from an old lover, assembles a troupe, and restores the venue--none other than the historic Globe Theater.

Tragically, during the opening night performance, a dead body lands on the stage.

After the curtain comes down, Suzanne finds herself a suspect. But she also finds that murder is good for business--the next night's performance is sold out. Wishing to live to enjoy her success, Suzanne undertakes her own investigation to find a killer who may try to close her down for good.

Anne Rutherford is a Senior Lecturer in Cinema Studies in the School of Humanities and Languages at University of Western Sydney and is an Associate Member of the Centre for Cultural Research at UWS. She has published numerous critical essays and interviews on cinematic affect and embodiment, cinematic materiality, mise en scü¾Ž†”¼ne, film sound and documentary film. She has also made several short films.

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ISBN 13	9780425255865
ISBN 10	0425255867
Title	The Opening Night Murder
Author	Anne Rutherford
Series	A Restoration Mystery
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	2012-12-31
Number of pages	320
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