
The Thespian Who Was Not Thrilled
Murder is not in the script, but there's a dead body on the stage! Can Tom and Ronnie unmask the killer before it's too late? In Daytona Beach, the final Friday of October 1948 has arrived. The month is ending on a blustery and soggy note. Marveen's husband and her mother are both appearing in the Daytona Beach Little Theatre's exclusive production of Americaville, a futuristic reworking of the Broadway sensation, Our Town. Friends and family, alike, have been beseeched by the troupe of devoted players to come out to their new theater on the grounds of the hospital at the edge of town to watch a dress rehearsal. Because of the distance and the stormy weather, only Marveen shows up to cheer on her husband and her mother and their fellow thespians. But, oddly enough, Ronnie Grisham is with her as is Tom Jarrell. Ronnie is there on a case, of all things. Tom is there because where Ronnie goes, he follows when he can. That's what happens when two men are in love with each other in the dee