Helpful Score: 1
Almost as good as the Lawrence Sanders McNally books. Lardo (who is now writing the series) is funny and creates terrific mysteries for Archy to solve. A good one!
Helpful Score: 1
I enjoyed this book, even after discovering it was not written by Sanders. I will go for some by Sanders as well as Lardo's other items.
From the back cover:
All the world's a stage, Palm Beach included, as Archy soon discovers. The arrival of legendary Hollywood leading lady Desdemona Darling has the tiny little island in a tizzy. The divine La Darling is to star in the Palm Beach Community Theater's production of Arsenic and Old lace. And Archy has been drafted to direct. With a cast and crew culled from Palm Beach's finest, Archy is prepared for more drama backstage than onstage. He's not disappointed. An actor sips some prop wine and drops dead. Now, in a play filled with murderers, Archy must separate the actors from the genuine article-and bring down the curtain on the latest and most enjoyable of McNally's follies.
Earl H., Meldrim, Ga.
All the world's a stage, Palm Beach included, as Archy soon discovers. The arrival of legendary Hollywood leading lady Desdemona Darling has the tiny little island in a tizzy. The divine La Darling is to star in the Palm Beach Community Theater's production of Arsenic and Old lace. And Archy has been drafted to direct. With a cast and crew culled from Palm Beach's finest, Archy is prepared for more drama backstage than onstage. He's not disappointed. An actor sips some prop wine and drops dead. Now, in a play filled with murderers, Archy must separate the actors from the genuine article-and bring down the curtain on the latest and most enjoyable of McNally's follies.
Earl H., Meldrim, Ga.
All the world's a stage. Palm Beach included, as Archy soon discovers. The arrival of legendary Hollywood leading lady Desdemona Darling has the tiny little island in a tizzy. The Divine la Darling is to star in the Palm Beach Community Theater's production of Arsenic and Old Lace. And Archy has bee drafted to direct.
With a cast and crew culled from Palm Beach's finest, Archy is prepared for more drama backstage than ontage He's not disappointed. An actor sips some prop wine and drops dead. Now, in play filled with murderers, Archy must separate the actors from the genuine article-- and bring down the curtain on the latest and most enjoyable of McNally's follies.
With a cast and crew culled from Palm Beach's finest, Archy is prepared for more drama backstage than ontage He's not disappointed. An actor sips some prop wine and drops dead. Now, in play filled with murderers, Archy must separate the actors from the genuine article-- and bring down the curtain on the latest and most enjoyable of McNally's follies.
"Lawrence Sanders is a suspense writer who knows how to mix chuckles with thrills." - The Wall Street Journal
