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Something Wicked: A Death on Demand Mystery
 
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Something Wicked: A Death on Demand Mystery [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Carolyn Hart (Author)
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Hart's 1988 novel concerns the sudden mishaps and eventual murder on the set of a production of Arsenic and Old Lace. When her fiance is accused of the killing, protagonist Annie uses the methods of her favorite fictional sleuths to solve the crime. This is the only hardcover of this title available.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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(3rd in Death on Demand series)

Something has poisoned a local summer stock production of Arsenic and Old Lace as cast members stab each other in the back and props are sabotaged. Worst of all, the star, an aging Hollywood beach-blanket hunk, butchers his lines - while getting top billing in bed with wives and teenage daughters around town. No wonder someone decides to draw his final curtain. A pompous prosecutor tries to pin the murder on Max, Annie Laurance's own leading man. Unless Annie can prove Max's innocence, their wedding date's off. Annie checks the greasepaint and glitter of backstage life. She'll be next to star in a knock-'em dead scene if she doesn't watch it because theatrical murderers never play fair.

"A classic play, a classic murder, a classic mystery...." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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4.0 out of 5 stars Annie and Max join the theater, Jun 2 2002
By Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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Annie Laurance and Max Darling take part in a summer stock production of "Arsenic and Old Lace". They enjoy it until someone starts sabatoging the rehearsals and the ego of Shane, a former player in surfer movies, begins to grate on all of the cast members. When a murder occurs, Max seems to be the most likely perpetrator and Annie has to do some fast detective work to convince the local police that Max is innocent. Comic relief is provided by Max's mother, who keeps coming up with "creative" ideas for Max and Annie's wedding. This is another enjoyable cozy by Carolyn Hart.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable Max and Annie book!, Dec 15 2001
By apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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I agree with other reviewers that this is not her best work to date. There are other Death on Demand mysteries out there that are much more enjoyable. However, this is still an enjoyable read.

Annie is a typical woman running her own business. She has many problems of her own and many issues she is working out for herself through out this series. Max is a rich man who doesn't need to work, but who loves Annie enough to do what she would like him to do. (To a degree!) While they work out their own lives together, they also happen to solve mysteries.

The setting is nice and the characters are fun. The plot is convoluted. I enjoyed this book, but did find it hard to follow everything that was going on at times.

Enjoy.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Agatha winning third entry in Death on Demand series, Jul 18 2001
By Carol Peterson Hennekens (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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Annie and Max are a very busy engaged couple. In addition to dealing with Max's mother's increasingly bizarre suggestions for the wedding, they're acting in the summer rep production of Arsenic and Old Lace. The sluething starts with page one as the play is plagued by numerous pranks and mischief. In addition, there are problems with the "star" of the play - an aging surfer movie star who is chasing everything female on the island. Things turn serious about half way through the book when surfer boy turns up dead. The prosecutor sets his sights on Max as prime suspect and Annie is on the case. The ending is a bit of a curve ball but it worked for me.

This was a good, but not great, read. The high school Thespian in my past enjoyed all the theater stuff. I found the prosecutor, Posey, so overblown as to be uncredible. Indeed, most of the new characters seemed rather two dimensional. I continue to enjoy Annie and Henny's references to fictional characters but some of the references were really obscure. The pacing is pretty solid as Annie is one the case virtually every waking hour.

Bottom-line: Not quite sure why this won an Agatha but a good read. Readers new to the Death on Demand series are encouraged to start at the beginning -- "Death on Demand."

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1.0 out of 5 stars Something wicked?
I went along reading this book just fine...until the twisted ending which may delight some readers but left me feeling totally disgusted. Read more
Published on May 23 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Confusing
I couldn't really follow the story line. It really confused me. I couldn't tell who was who...what was what...and what was going on. I just thought it was very confusing... Read more
Published on Dec 10 1999 by Valerie Eaton

4.0 out of 5 stars another fine mystery from Carolyn G. Hart
This is the third book in the Death on Demand series. The later books in the series are stronger but I read this one to find out about the development of the continuing... Read more
Published on Mar 10 1997

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