When J.P. Beaumont's teenaged daughter runs away, her tracks lead the sober-but-struggling sleuth to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. And, in addition to his very headstrong offspring, Beau find something else backstage: a case of cold-blooded murder.
Set in the American South of the 1920s, Lou takes piano lessons, but would rather hear his friend Ol' Slim play the blues at a local saloon. When Slim dies, lou finds a job backstage at a real jazz club--and hat's when Lou's adventure really begins. Full-color illustrations.
Rob Chesney might have fooled Ellie Engleman into thinking he is a woman, but no one, not even Ellie's boyfriend, NYPD homicide detective Sam Ryder, can convince Ellie that Rob is a killer. Still, the evidence against Rob is quite damning. Not only did the police find him standing over the body of fellow drag queen Carmella Sunday, but the rumor backstage is that Carmella was gunning for Rob's spot in the show. The only witness to the murder is Rob's dog Bitsy, but the poor thing is so traumatized Ellie can't get a word out of her.