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Audiobooks Narrated by Margaret Mikkelsen
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"It's The Most Murderous Time of the Year ...
When the director (and star) of the theater's annual production of A Christmas Carol is found murdered, Leah must not only take over directing duties ... but also figure out who the killer is before they kill again.
Then a second body turns up among all the stored set pieces ... and it suddenly becomes a mad race to make it to opening night without losing anymore cast members. This fun and festive yuletide mystery pits Leah against her cleverest killer yet; a fiend who is determined to add even more ghosts to Charles Dickens' classic tale.
'This new cozy series will keep you guessing until the very end!' — Storeybook Reviews"
"A Killer Show, With the Corpses To Prove It
When an audience member is stabbed in the middle of an Opening Night performance, Leah must figure out who this clever killer is ... and make sure they don't kill the run of her show! Or murder her, as well!
A great introduction to The Como Lake Players mystery series: New Executive Director (and former actress) Leah Sexton must navigate the twisty world of community theater while dealing with crazy Board members, egomaniacal directors, self-centered actors ... and the occasional cold-blooded killer.
'This new cozy series will keep you guessing until the very end!' — Storeybook Reviews"
"(previously published under the pen name Bobbie Raymond)
One of the actors gave a killer audition. The only question is: Will they kill again?
What begins as a simple evening of auditions for The Importance of Being Earnest turns into a deadly mystery for Leah and her cast.
First one actor is murdered, then another disappears, leaving Leah in the dangerous position of trying to solve the crimes while re-casting her show.
Will Leah make it to Opening Night before one more tragedy strikes her comedy? "
"(previously published under the pen name Bobbie Raymond)
The Phrase “Dying On Stage” Takes on a Whole New Meaning
After fleeing a failed relationship in New York, actress Leah Sexton finds herself as the new Executive Director of the Como Lake Players—a small community theater nestled in a sleepy St. Paul neighborhood. The initial calm of this new position is shattered immediately when a local critic—who had just panned the theater’s latest production—is found murdered on the show’s set.
On the heels of this grisly discovery, the show’s lead actress tumbles down a flight of stairs—or was she pushed? To keep the show running and the theater afloat, Leah offers to step into the leading role. The arrival of her ex-boyfriend amid anonymous threats against her and the show require Leah to act as if her life depends on it. Because it does. "
"It’s like taking a Master Class in screenwriting … all in one book!
Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice.
'I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator.'—Stuart Gordon, Director, Re-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond
The book covers (among other topics):
- Academy-Award Winner Dan Futterman (“Capote”) on writing real stories
- Tom DiCillio (“Living In Oblivion”) on turning a short into a feature
- Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”) on writing for a different time period
- George Romero (“Martin”) on writing horror on a budget
- Rebecca Miller (“Personal Velocity”) on adapting short stories
- Stuart Gordon (“Re-Animator”) on adaptations
- Academy-Award Nominee Whit Stillman (“Metropolitan”) on cheap ways to make it look expensive
- Miranda July (“Me and You and Everyone We Know”) on making your writing spontaneous
- Alex Cox (“Repo Man”) on scaling the script to meet a budget
- Joan Micklin Silver (“Hester Street”) on writing history on a budget
- Bob Clark (“Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things”) on mixing humor and horror
- And more!
This is the book for anyone who’s serious about writing a screenplay that can get produced!"
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