Perfect Crime
by Warren Manzi

Name: Perfect Crime
Brand: Warren Manzi
SKU: 9780573691522
Rating: 2.5 (13 reviews)

Off-Broadway

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 minsPresent DayInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Mystery

Why we like it

"'Perfect Crime' keeps you guessing until the final curtain with its intricate plot and unexpected revelations."

From: Mystery and Thriller Scripts

What readers are saying

Readers find the play to be overly complicated, with a plot that only somewhat makes sense by the end. The dialogue, particularly the random capitalizations, is criticized for making the reading experience difficult. Despite this, the play maintains popularity with a long run on Broadway, indicating a certain level of intrigue that keeps audiences engaged.

Intriguing plot twistsMaintained Broadway popularityOverly complicated plotDifficult dialogue to read

Synopsis

This cat and mouse thriller is one of Off Broadway's longest running hits.

Margaret Thorne Brent psychiatrist and author has returned to America with her husband also a psychiatrist and settled in an affluent Connecticut community where at least one bizarre murder has taken place.

Inspector James Ascher the local cop becomes obsessed with Margaret her patients and their sitting room where he believes the solution to the murder lies.

"Sends electric thrills up the spine!" / The New York Times

"Shows a fine hand at creating suspense.

The psychological curve balls [...] whiz by."

/ New York Daily News

"If Harold Pinter Tennessee Williams and Agatha Christie ever sat around a bar one night and said 'Let's write a murder mystery ' they might have come up with Perfect Crime."

/ United Press International

"Keeps you right there on the edge of your seat with a delightful blend of suspense sexuality and intellectual teasing."

/ Texas Triangle

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Press Reviews

"Shows a fine hand at creating suspense. The psychological curve balls… whiz by."
— New York Daily News

"If Harold Pinter, Tennessee Williams and Agatha Christie ever sat around a bar one night and said ‘Let's write a murder mystery,’ they might have come up with Perfect Crime."
— United Press International

"Keeps you right there on the edge of your seat with a delightful blend of suspense, sexuality and intellectual teasing."
— Texas Triangle

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Inspector James Ascher The law, late 30s.	—	30s	The law, late 30s.
W. Harrison Brent Margaret’s husband, also a psychiatrist, 40s, retired.	male	40s	Margaret’s husband, also a psychiatrist, 40s, retired.
Lionel Mcauley A patient of Margaret’s, late 30s.	—	30s	A patient of Margaret’s, late 30s.
David Breuer Host of a local cable television show, 30s.	—	30s	Host of a local cable television show, 30s.
Margaret Thorne Brent Psychiatrist, 30s.	—	30s	Psychiatrist, 30s.