Stage Fright

By: Ellen Hart

Narrated by: Aimee Jolson

Aging theater actor Torald Werness' last curtain call is as a corpse. Murdered after his last performance in his last theatrical production, Minneapolis restaurateur-sleuth Jane Lawless finds his body onstage, impaled on a part of the set. Before long, a series of coincidences places Jane in the role of prime suspect.

Determined to clear her name, Jane turns to her best friend, Cordelia, for help. Together, their intuition leads them to the dead man's family, a glamorous - and appropriately melodramatic - Midwestern theatrical dynasty. Jane and Cordelia must separate the theatrics from reality before Jane takes the blame for someone else's crime, and their search for the true killer uncovers a tangled and dangerous web of deceit. All in all, Stage Fright is another engaging, dynamic installment in Ellen Hart's award-winning series.

©1992 Ellen Hart (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Not the best narrator

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I enjoyed the book, although this is not my favourite Hart novel.

What didn’t you like about Aimee Jolson’s performance?

This is the first time I've heard this narrator and, unfortunately, I find her sub-par.

Pretentious Writing…

Yet, I continue to listen. If only in the hopes the main, recurring characters become more compelling.