{"product_id":"a-fatal-finale-9781496727268","title":"A Fatal Finale","description":"\u003cb\u003eKathleen Marple Kalb debuts with the first book in a new historical mystery series set in Gilded Age New York and \u003cbr\u003efollowing the adventures of swashbuckling opera singer Ella Shane, an Irish-Jewish Lower East Side orphan who finds fame and fortune singing male trouser roles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the cusp of the twentieth century\u003c\/i\u003e, Manhattan is a lively metropolis buzzing with talent. But after a young soprano meets an untimely end on stage, can one go-getting leading lady hit the right notes in a case of murder? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York City, 1899\u003c\/i\u003e. When it comes to show business, Gilded Age opera singer Ella Shane wears the pants. The unconventional diva breaks the mold by assuming trouser roles--male characters played by women--and captivating audiences far and wide with her travelling theatre company. But Ella's flair for the dramatic takes a terrifying turn when an overacting Juliet to her Romeo drinks real poison during the final act of Bellini's \u003ci\u003eI Capuleti e i Montecchi.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeeks after the woman's death is ruled a tragic accident, a mysterious English duke arrives in Greenwich Village on a mission. He's certain someone is getting away with murder, and the refined aristocrat won't travel back across the Atlantic until Ella helps him expose the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Ella finds herself caught between her craft and a growing infatuation with her dashing new acquaintance, she's determined to\u003cbr\u003edecode the dark secrets surrounding her co-star's fatale finale--before the lights go dark and the culprit appears for an encore...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496727268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288","brand":"Kathleen Marple Kalb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39329023000757,"sku":"9781496727268","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7483bb04-9d9d-4902-a486-81ca4c139558.jpg?v=1614690063","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-fatal-finale-9781496727268","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}