Murder at the Royal Ruby

Obsession series

I loved the old theatre setting and the whodunnit feel to this short story about a leading lady with a nasty streak who is murdered in the middle of a performance. There are multiple people who would love to see the diva actress dead, including Grace, an usher and aspiring actress who wants to find out the culprit's identity for her own reasons. 

This 25-page short story is about revenge, ambition and a warning to be nice to people ... just in case. 

Disclaimer: Thanks to Amazon First Reads program for this complimentary digital copy which was given in exchange for my honest review.

My Rating: 4 stars

Author: Nita Prose

Genre: Short Story, Canadian

Series: Amazon Original Obsession series

Type and Source: eBook from Amazon First Reads program

Publisher: July 1, 2023

First Published: Amazon Original

Book Description from GoodReads: The curtain rises, and the chandelier falls—taking the star of the show down with it. An ambitious young usher working at the theater sets out to find who killed the leading lady in a crackling short story by #1 New York Times bestselling author Nita Prose. Grace is an usher at the stately (and possibly haunted) Royal Ruby Theater. She’s also an aspiring actress ready for her big break. Vanessa is the glamorous yet spiteful star who’s made more enemies than friends on her rise to the top. When Vanessa winds up dead in act one, Grace is determined to find the killer. But is she seeking justice, or something darker? Murder at the Royal Ruby is part of Obsession , a collection of compulsively readable short stories about people pushed to their extremes. So addictive you won’t be able to put them down—read or listen to each story in a single sitting.