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A Cat in the Wings (Alice Nestleton, Bk 4)
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A Cat in the Wings (Alice Nestleton, Bk 4)
Author: Lydia Adamson

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Publisher: Signet
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780451173362 - ISBN-10: 0451173368
Publication Date: 11/1/1992
Pages: 208


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Book Description:
PUSSY FOOTING WITH DEATH

An actress led into a life of crime (sleuthing, that is) and cat-sitting, Alice Nestleton has returned to the theater -- dozing in a box seat through a Lincoln Center production of the The Nutcracker. She's happily imagining her Maine Coon cat, Bushy, and all-American alley cat, Pancho, doing the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy when her reverie is interrupted by some off-stage excitement -- the discovery of former ballet great Peter Dobrynin dressed like a derelict and shot dead as a doornail. And when the murder is pinned on her close friend, Lucia, Alice starts snooping for clues among New York's homeless to find the real killer. From flop houses to the elegant salons of wealthy art patrons, Alice is drawn into a dark, dangerous dance of deception... until a mysterious cat drags in the shocking solution to this pas de deux with death.

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Kristine S. (NHBookLover) wrote on 7/14/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Alice Nestleton nods off during a production of "The Nutcracker". She wakens to find her nap was interrupted by some excitement off-stage. The body of a former ballet great, dressed in rags, and shot dead. A close friend is charged with the murder so Alice investigages.

Allison W. (sealady) wrote on 6/18/2006...

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From Publishers Weekly: "Cat sitter, actress and amateur sleuth Alice Nestleton returns in this amusing yarn. A derelict shot on Christmas Eve turns out to be Peter Dobrynin, who had been a brilliant and hard-living ballet dancer until he dropped out of sight three years earlier. Alice attends the dancer's funeral with her acquaintance Lucia Maury, who was once Peter's lover; when the two leave the church, Alice sees the mysterious name Anna Pavlova Smith painted on the hearse. Then, a bigger surprise: Lucia is arrested and charged with the murder. Thanks to her knack for finding whodunit, Alice is hired by Lucia's attorney to track down Peter's murderer. The investigation leads her to the ballet world's reigning royalty: Louis Beasley, the arrogant man who "discovered" Peter; Vol Teak, Beasley's lover; Betty Ann Ellenville, ballet critic and admirer of Dobrynin's; and Melissa Taniment, ex-ballerina and ex-lover of Dobrynin's. Alice explores both the glamour and the squalor of Peter's life, while Adamson deftly muddies the waters, making the investigation a trial for Alice but a diversion for the reader." Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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Judith Z. (LoveMyChihuahuas) wrote on 9/21/2007...


If you like mysterys and cats you will love her wonderful books. Read only once by me.

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MURDER AT THE BALLET


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