Sweet death, kind death

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Gilbert Morris

The theater is Jonathan Ainsley's life. Yet if this latest play isn't a smash, it may be his final production--a finale someone wants very much to see. But Jonathan won't be deterred by threats; the show simply must go on! A fan of Jonathan's since his award-winning performance, Dani Ross is shocked when he enters her office and overwhelmed when she hears his request. But not until she arrives in New York does Dani realize how difficult this latest case will be to solve. Surrounded by performers, it's nearly impossible to discern who's telling the truth and who's just playing another part. As the threats escalate, Dani gains a new role and a greater urgency. If she doesn't find out who's guilty, the curtain may never go up again. *Note:* The "Danielle Ross Mystery" series was republished as the "Dani Ross Mystery" series. Dani #3, *The End of Act Three*, is the same as Dani*elle* #2, *The Final Curtain*.

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Annette Meyers

Olivia spends a holiday weekend in Croton with the artists and writers of her circle which ends horribly when the family nanny is found frozen and hanging from a tree.

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Sara Gran

When Paul Casablancas, Claire DeWitt's musician ex-boyfriend, is found dead in his Mission District home, the police are convinced it's a simple robbery. But Claire knows nothing is ever simple. With the help of her new assistant, Claude, Claire follows the clues, finding hints to Paul's fate in her other cases -- especially that of a missing girl in the gritty 1980s East Village and a modern-day miniature horse theft in Marin.

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Sandra Scoppettone

Lauren Laurano, a lesbian PI from New York City, is hired by an ex-con to investigate his mother's death four decades earlier. Officially she died in an accident, but the con thinks she was murdered by his father. By the author of I'll Be Leaving You Always.