![]() ![]() Her face is burning from a caustic solution apparently mixed into her makeup that leaves her badly scarred. One of the most endearing of the supporting characters is the gay dramaturge who wants to convince Diamond of the existence of an other-worldly "grey lady" lurking in the historic theater whose appearance foretells tragedy.įading pop star Clarion Calhoun hired to play Sally Bowles in "I Am A Camera" has barely made her entrance when she lets out ungodly shrieks. The annoying Dawkins is one of a cast of eccentrics perceptively drawn by Lovesey you might well find backstage, which makes this mystery amusing as well as intriguing for readers who know theater people at all. ![]() Sergeant Dawkins who choreographs musicals on the side, has to Diamond's dismay, an "in" with his own superior officer, anxious about her debut in an amateur production of the murdering barber's tale "Sweeney Todd" no less and Diamond sees a whole lot more of Dawkins than he would have liked. ![]() The cunningly plotted "Stagestruck" (Soho Crime) is solid evidence that the author is writing at his prime.Ī flamboyant uniformed copper with ambitions to join Diamond's CID unit whose specialty is murder investigations irritates the superintendent to no end with his inability to speak to the point and outlandish stagy manner. Not all divas trod the boards, as Peter Lovesey humorously portrays in his clever 11th mystery featuring Det. ![]()
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