Dead for a Spell

Bram Stoker business manager for Londons Lyceum Theatre is never surprised to find the supernatural waiting in the wingsespecially when a chilling murder appears to have origins in the occultMarch 1881. The Lyceum is abuzz with the news that American actor Edwin Booth is going to be sharing the stage with their own Shakespearean star Henry Irving. But stage manager Harry Rivers has other matters preoccupying him. One of the regular actresses has disappeared and after a disturbing tarot card reading Harrys boss Bram Stoker is convinced that something wicked is coming their way.When the poor girls body is found Stokers suspicions prove to be foundedthe murder scene is riddled with strange clues that Stoker recognizes as the trappings of an occult ritual. Someone is conjuring up a pernicious plot against cast and crew of the Lyceum and if Harry doesnt track down the slaying sorcerer quickly it could spell disaster for those he holds dearest