Checkmate — Cindy Davis

Act 1, Scene 1: John Bloom is shot by the burglarThe burglar is played by Detective Colby Jarvis The shooting is done with Jarvis' service revolver, which he left home in his dresser.How did it get to the theater? Who switched it with the prop gun?Angie Deacon has a new career, co-owner of Alton Bay, New Hampshire's community theater.Her first play Checkmate: Murder is in the works. She also has a new love--police detective Colby Jarvis. Jarvis loses a bet with fellow officers, and the payoff is, he's got to try out for a part in the play. He is rewarded with the part of co-star--coincidentally, or maybe not, he'll be playing the part of a burglar.Things go well...until opening night when burglar Jarvis shoots the leading man. Who substituted Jarvis's real gun for the prop gun? How did they get it from his sock drawer?He bends under the tight scrutiny. But doesn't break. Why would anyone want the star dead? By day John is an unassuming nursery owner. Could his murder have anything to do with the fact that he's trying to breed an as-yet-undiscovered red iris?Angie helps dig into the clues to help new love interest Jarvis, but suddenly her clingy needy mom is in town. Maybe it's a good thing Jarvis's long-lost father has returned. He makes a good diversion for Mom.Can Angie and Jarvis find the real killer before he's ousted from the force? Before Angie's theater is closed down before the first performance?Before their parents drive them crazy?MULTI PUBLISHED FLORIDA AUTHOR Cindy Davis is the author of 22 mysteries and romantic suspense novels, and several non-fiction books. She's a 20-year veteran free-lance editor, and a recent transplant to the land of sunshine where she can be outdoors twelve months of the year rather than the four or five in New England.Cindy and her new husband Rick do a lot of hiking and swimming. They like to travel-next on the bucket list is Italy. Personally, she's addicted to coffee-particularly chocolate raspberry flavor. And don't anyone dare get between her and her life-loves: Ben & Jerry. Other than that, she's pretty laid back.Now go back up to the top and purchase this book