Death is a Drag: A Mike Atwell Mystery Book 7

About Death is a Drag: A Mike Atwell Mystery Book 7

When Dr Nigel Burns bursts into the P-FBI offices in full drag and covered in someone else’s blood, Mike Atwell’s Thursday afternoon takes a decidedly unexpected turn. Better known on stage as Holly Mamma, Nigel was only supposed to be taking an extended lunch. Instead, a trial performance of the Midday Follies at a Rochester nightclub has ended in murder.

The club is under lockdown, the performers and audience are trapped inside, and Holly is the only person who slipped out before security sealed the doors. With a cast of drag queens, faded variety performers and ambitious entertainers all hiding grievances beneath the glitter, Mike must discover what happened backstage while the show went on out front. Because someone at the Midday Follies has been waiting a very long time for a final curtain call.

Meanwhile, Silver Quay Productions has arrived to film its documentary about serial killer John Kilmer, and its charming founder, Fi Simpson, seems to know rather more about Mike than any television producer should.