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A murder in a Lancashire music hall in 1862 sets the stage for this historical mystery, book two in the Cotton Cops Mystery Series from USA Today Bestselling author Anna Markland.
A dazzling performance. A deadly encore.
Beneath the flickering gaslights of the once-grand Hippodrome Music Hall, star performer Maggie Chadwick grapples with her abusive marriage and fading dreams. Her husband and manager, Fred, controls her every move'''on stage and off. But when she catches the attention of wealthy department store owner Edouard Deschanel, a new possibility begins to take shape.
Charmed by Maggie’s resilience and beauty, Edouard becomes a regular patron of the Music Hall. But after a public altercation between Edouard and Fred, tensions explode. When Fred Chadwick is found garroted behind the stage, Maggie and Edouard are thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
Local Lancashire Inspector Halliwell launches an investigation, and the pair find themselves prime suspects. With suspicion tightening around them, Maggie and Edouard must unravel a web of jealousy, secrets, and ambition to clear their names.
Can they expose the killer before the final curtain falls?
Genre: Historical Mystery
A dazzling performance. A deadly encore.
Beneath the flickering gaslights of the once-grand Hippodrome Music Hall, star performer Maggie Chadwick grapples with her abusive marriage and fading dreams. Her husband and manager, Fred, controls her every move'''on stage and off. But when she catches the attention of wealthy department store owner Edouard Deschanel, a new possibility begins to take shape.
Charmed by Maggie’s resilience and beauty, Edouard becomes a regular patron of the Music Hall. But after a public altercation between Edouard and Fred, tensions explode. When Fred Chadwick is found garroted behind the stage, Maggie and Edouard are thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
Local Lancashire Inspector Halliwell launches an investigation, and the pair find themselves prime suspects. With suspicion tightening around them, Maggie and Edouard must unravel a web of jealousy, secrets, and ambition to clear their names.
Can they expose the killer before the final curtain falls?
Genre: Historical Mystery
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