Murder On The Rerun
by Fred Carmichael

Murder On The Rerun Book Cover
Murder On The Rerun Cover

Synopsis

Takes a different approach to mystery as a ghost tries to find out who murdered her in a witty, sophisticated, yet suspenseful look at the upper crust of Hollywood.

The curtain rises to find Jane, Oscar winning screen writer, dead at the bottom of the stairs in a Vermont ski lodge.

Her four friends and husband are saying she fell.

'I was pushed!' she says as her ghost rises.

Aided by Kitty, a rather wanton adviser from 'up there, ' Jane is brought ahead to the present, three years after the murder, where the same group is gathered.

They are all famous film makers with an intense hate love relationship; Janes husband who has married an ambitious ingenue, a heading for middle age leading lady, an arrogant director, and Hollywoods reigning gossip columnist.

The five suspects join together to keep the possible murder quiet for reasons of their own but their relationship busts apart with their mutual distrust.

Woven through the suspense in humorous, acidic, and revealing comedy is an extraordinary whodunit with a surprise denouement when the murderer is revealed.

All the roles are lengthy with well defined characters.

For the unusual and audience pleasing combination of comedy, intrigue, and suspense, this is a must

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 7 total roles, 5 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1985
ISBN 10
0573619719
ISBN 13
9780573619717
Print Length
88 pages
Language
English
Print
Murder On The Rerun is a American murder and mystery play written by and published by Samuel French in 1985. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573619717 and an ISBN-10 of 0573619719.

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