The Corsican Trap. This is the third Tavistock Allan Mystery, a black comedy of murder, revenge and drivers alarums set in the Isle of Man and particular within the Victorian splendour of the Gaeity Theatre, Douglas.

Russell Gillings-Cooper is not a happy Theatre Manager for two very good reasons; not only does he have to deal with yet another amateur production of Noel Coward's improbable farce, 'Blithe Spirit' but the powers that be have dictated that the theatre be inspected by reality television's foremost ghost-hunter, Lou Sphinx. Not suprisingly the theatre ghosts are up in arms; someone is dressing up as the Phantom of the Opera and stealing anything not nailed to the floor and the plumbers have discovered a broken body behind the boiler.

Can Detective Inspector Brian Clague discover the culprit before the curtain goes up on the first night?

Can ex-detective Bob Callow protect his first client Lou Sphinx from joining the increasing ranks of the recently deceased before he can submit his first invoice? Can Mannanan Mac Lir (minor deity third class - failed) make it as a civil servant working for the Department of Tourism and will Tavistock Allan actually manage to finish her next book without having to help out all of the above, including her husband Richard, who is attempting to direct and produce the aforementioned play?

Published 10th November, 2006
ISBN: 978-0-9551510-1-9
Price £8.99

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