Any Number Can Die
by Fred Carmichael

Name: Any Number Can Die
Brand: Fred Carmichael
SKU: 9780573605475
Rating: 3.76 (25 reviews)

Any Number Can Die Book Cover — Any Number Can Die Cover

Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

Interior Set British Mystery Comedy

Synopsis

A hilarious take off on the mystery plays of the Twenties complete with sliding panels, robed figures, wills being read at midnight, etc. The idioms, costumes, hairdos, and make up of the period add to the thrills and laughter.

Four ingenious murders take place in an island mansion as a pair of elderly detectives set to work on their first case.

The ever popular storm, the unexpected guests, the cryptic poem, and the missing fortune all add to the intricate and inventive mystery off which the laughs bounce.

Press Reviews

"Genuine comedy... worth your money for laughs... worth your time as a fabulous display of tricks... guaranteed completely screwball evening."
— Bennington VT

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Judy a pretty girl slightly younger than Chuck.	—	—	a pretty girl slightly younger than Chuck.
Zenia a fair skinned Haitian, Creole, when she speaks it is with a Haitian accent. Half French. Her voice is low and resounding. She seems set apart from the rest of the world and as if she knows things before they happen.	female	—	a fair skinned Haitian, Creole, when she speaks it is with a Haitian accent. Half French. Her voice is low and resounding. She seems set apart from the rest of the world and as if she knows things before they happen.
Roger Masters a dignified lawyer and he looks the part. He is somewhere near sixty with silver hair and a moustache. He is precise and, from his attitude, a successful business man.	male	—	a dignified lawyer and he looks the part. He is somewhere near sixty with silver hair and a moustache. He is precise and, from his attitude, a successful business man.
Celia Lathrop a sophisticated woman of the world in her mid-forties. She is hard and determined and when she makes up her mind to get something nothing stands in her way.	female	—	a sophisticated woman of the world in her mid-forties. She is hard and determined and when she makes up her mind to get something nothing stands in her way.
T.J. Lathorp slightly older than Celia. He is an admitted failure, but through it all has an endearing sense of humor, but one feels he is capable of great strength when the situation calls for it.	male	—	slightly older than Celia. He is an admitted failure, but through it all has an endearing sense of humor, but one feels he is capable of great strength when the situation calls for it.
Edgars gives the appearance of something out of a Transylvanian horror story. His gray-flecked hair is combed forward over his forehead. His chalky white face has deep-set eyes. His butler's outfit hangs grotesquely due to his hunched shoulders. When he speaks, it is slow and definite.	male	—	gives the appearance of something out of a Transylvanian horror story. His gray-flecked hair is combed forward over his forehead. His chalky white face has deep-set eyes. His butler's outfit hangs grotesquely due to his hunched shoulders. When he speaks, it is slow and definite.
Ernestine Wintergren somewhere in her 60's, she is remarkably well-preserved. There is a determination about her which covers her almost elfin, warm-hearted approach to life.	female	60s	somewhere in her 60's, she is remarkably well-preserved. There is a determination about her which covers her almost elfin, warm-hearted approach to life.
Sally Vanviller the most typical ingenue that ever breathed. She thinks only of the goodness in people and never of herself. Her pretty face is made up with tiny red lips, huge eyes, and the extreme innocence of her youth.	female	—	the most typical ingenue that ever breathed. She thinks only of the goodness in people and never of herself. Her pretty face is made up with tiny red lips, huge eyes, and the extreme innocence of her youth.
Carter Forstman an energetic young man in his late twenties, but there is a coldness behind his eyes. He wears a pencil thin moustache, and his black hair is parted in the middle and plastered down.	male	—	an energetic young man in his late twenties, but there is a coldness behind his eyes. He wears a pencil thin moustache, and his black hair is parted in the middle and plastered down.
Jack Regent looks the part of the hero which he is. In his twenties, he is honest beyond all doubt, strong when necessary, but kind-hearted and true at all times.	male	—	looks the part of the hero which he is. In his twenties, he is honest beyond all doubt, strong when necessary, but kind-hearted and true at all times.
Hannibal Hix an elderly man with a mass of white curls giving his face a gnome-like quality. He is usually delighted with everything that happens and rarely sees anything but the best side of everything. He has a twinkly look and bouncy gait of an elf and nothing could please him more than to be in the midst of everything that happens.	male	—	an elderly man with a mass of white curls giving his face a gnome-like quality. He is usually delighted with everything that happens and rarely sees anything but the best side of everything. He has a twinkly look and bouncy gait of an elf and nothing could please him more than to be in the midst of everything that happens.
Chuck a likable young man in his early twenties.	male	—	a likable young man in his early twenties.