Murder Stage Left: A totally gripping historical cozy murder mystery (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery)

Lady Swift and her handsome husband Hugh Seldon are totally charmed by the picturesque town where Shakespeare once lived. Everyone is abuzz with chatter about the upcoming production of Macbeth...But wait, is that a body backstage? Dashing showman Richard Ratcliffe is set to return to the stage at the famous Shakespeare Memorial theatre. But when priceless items belonging to Shakespeare himself go missing from the theatre's collection, Eleanor knows someone has gone off-book... Then the beautiful old theatre is set on fire. The gang are horror-struck, and while racing to help, Eleanor's loyal butler Clifford discovers an act of foul play: Ratcliffe, the show's leading man, is dead inside from a blow to the head. Was the fire a deliberate distraction to cover up the murder? Hugh believes Ratcliffe may have caught the thief in the act, but Eleanor isn't so certain. With the production in tatters, the cast and crew are flailing. Everyone is playing a part and Eleanor needs to decide who is putting on a deadly show and who is telling the truth. Did the director have more to gain from the insurance money than a standing ovation?