The Dagger Before Me — Heather Haven

#1 in both Amazon's Historical Mystery and General Humorous categories. In 1942, no one had heard of a female shamus, not even in New York City,until now. Meet Persephone 'Percy' Cole, a newly inaugurated privateinvestigator with a penchant for Marlene Dietrich suits, pistachio nuts, and men's fedoras. Halloween finds her backstage during the previews of the latest Broadway production of Shakespeare's Macbeth, where there'sdouble, double, toil and trouble. When an actor falls from the overheadcatwalk and breaks his neck, it's only the latest in a series ofcatastrophes fueling the lore surrounding Macbeth and its supernaturalpower since the play's creation in 1606. Armed only with her noodle and a WWI German Mauser pistol, Percy is not sure which is worse, havingsomeone try to kill her or being foisted into the role of Witch NumberTwo. Is the centuries-old curse coming true or is a killer out to strike terror into the cast and crew of the Scottish play? Percy intends to strike back before anyone else dies.