Enter a Wizard, Stage Left (A Zodiac Mystery)
by Connie di Marco
About Enter a Wizard, Stage Left
Enter a Wizard, Stage Left (A Zodiac Mystery)
Traditional Mystery
Prequel Novella
Suspense Publishing (October 26, 2021)
Print length : 111 pages
ASIN : B09JGV526H
Julia Bonatti wasn’t always a crime-solving San Francisco astrologer. She was a young woman, engaged to the love of her life, preparing for a teaching career when tragedy struck. Her fiancé was killed in a hit and run accident. As Julia struggles with her loss and attempts to find meaning in her life again, she takes refuge with her grandmother Gloria. But there’s little time for grief or rest because Gloria, a retired seamstress, needs Julia’s help. Gloria’s been hired to create costumes for a production of Agatha Christie’s Appointment with Death at the newly opened Theatre Mars in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood.
Theatre Mars is a stunning jewel, the cast is supremely talented and the script is brilliant. What could go wrong? Julia gets the first hint of trouble when her new friend, the owner of The Mystic Eye bookshop, warns that all might not go well. Opening night will take place during the dark of the moon, the last three days before the new moon, a time that bodes disaster for any new project. The dire prediction comes true when the lead actress is murdered before the final curtain, echoing the play itself. Julia discovers a vital clue to the murder, but a clue that puts Gloria’s life in grave danger. Can Julia rescue her grandmother before it’s too late? And will a black cat play a leading role?
About Connie di Marco
With the Zodiac Mysteries, featuring Julia Bonatti, a crime-solving San Francisco astrologer, Connie di Marco has combined her fascination with astrology and her love of writing mysteries. Writing as Connie Archer, she’s the national bestselling author of the Soup Lover’s Mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. You can find her excerpts and recipes in The Cozy Cookbook and The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook. She is a member of International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, and Sisters in Crime. She lives in Los Angeles but dreams constantly of the San Francisco fog.
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My Review
This is a very quick read, a prelude to a new series, and we are introduced to the main characters.
We meet Julia Bonatti, and soon find out that she is grieving, and is staying with her Grandmother while she tries to pick up the pieces.
Her Grandmother, Gloria, is a talented seamstress, and thru her we are thrown into the world of the theater. Gloria is in charge of the costumes, and thru her we end up at the Mars Theater, and a murder.
We are with Julia as all the pieces come together, and I did not guess how they all fit together.
Come and journey as the reason for the crime fall, and soon you will want to read this series!
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Thanks so much for hosting Enter a Wizard, Stage Left today, Maureen! So glad you enjoyed the novella!
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