| On an April evening, seven minutes be-fore the new TV studios of Bath & Wellsare about to begin transmiuing, condi-tions in the studio are frantic. To add tothe inevitable first-night jitters, Royaltyis on the premises, the electricians arethreatening to strike, and Bath & Wells boss, Malcolm Gordon, has just substi-tuted his nephew Christopher for thehighly experienced Jack Kemp as directorof tonight s program. Everyone expectscalamity--but hardly on the scale thatactually occnrs: At the moment the pro-gram goes on the air, the studio lights failand someone is stabbed to death. There are a dozen possible suspects inthe blood-soaked crowd that surroundsthe victim. Plenty of opportunity, plentyof motive, but the police appear to regardthe wrong man as their number-one sus-pect. His shocked colleagues raise a smallfund to hire a private detective, and theobvious choice is quiet Mr. Pringle,whose brilliant success in The Troubleat Aquitane many readers will recall.And brilliantly successhd he proves tobe again. This is a splendid show businessthriller, taking us behind the scenes foran authentic look at life--and death--inthe limelight. |
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